Audrey (Ruston) Hepburn
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Audrey Kathleen (Ruston) Hepburn (1929 - 1993)

Audrey Kathleen Hepburn formerly Ruston aka Dottie, Ferrer
Born in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgiquemap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 25 Sep 1954 (to 1968) [location unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Jan 1969 (to 1982) [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1982 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died at age 63 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Suissemap
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Biography

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Actress, fashion icon, and philanthropist Audrey Hepburn was born to Joseph Ruston and Ella van Heemstra as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. Her mother was a Dutch baroness, and her father worked in business.[1][2]

Audrey dated William Holden, a fellow actor, during filming of Sabrina in 1953 or 1954.

Audrey married Mel Ferrer, another actor, 25 September 1954. They were divorced 5 December 1968. They had one son, Sean H. Ferrer.

Audrey married Andrea Dotti 18 January 1969. They were divorced in 1982. They had one son, Luca Dotti.

Audrey dated Ben Gazzara and later Robert Wolders, whom she was attached to until her death.

In the movies, Audrey appeared very delicate, a look she maintained throughout her career, which began in the English cinema. After she was selected for the Broadway play, Gigi, she debuted in Hollywood in 1953 with Roman Holiday (1953), for which she won an Oscar. Her favorite genre was comedy, like Sabrina (1954) or Love in the Afternoon (1957). She retired from Hollywood in the late sixties but appeared from time on the set for a few films. [2]

From 1988 on, she worked for UNICEF. Audrey had the reputation of being a humble, kind, and charming person, who lived the philosophy of putting others before herself. She showed this side particularly towards the end of her life in her work for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).[3][2]

New Woman magazine called Audrey the most beautiful woman of all time, in a 2006 poll. She was ranked as the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.[3]
Audrey (Ruston) Hepburn was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

She was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush.[1] Her other awards inclued:

  • Oscar for Best Actress: 1954 for Roman Holiday
  • Golden Globe: 1954 for Roman Holiday
  • Golden Globe: 1955 World Film Favorite, Female
  • Emmy: 1993 for Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
  • Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 1650 Vine St.

The asteroid 4238 Audrey is named after her.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 NNDB
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 IMDB Biography
  3. 3.0 3.1 http://www.audrey1.org/biography/7/short-biography-of-audrey-hepburn

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posted by Abby (Brown) Glann
... you have another hand: the first is to help yourself, the second is to help others." and about her by John Isaac chief of the UN Photo Unit "Often the kids would have flies all over them, but she would just go hug them. I had never seen that. Other people had a certain amount of hesitation, but she would just grab them. Children would just come up to hold her hand, touch her - she was like the Pied Piper."

Meltzer, Brad, Heroes for my Daughter, pgs 8-9, Harper Collins Publishing

posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
She was a child in Nazi-occupied Holland and had nothing to eat, she almost starved. She had to witness her uncle's execution by firing squad and watching innocent families shipped off via trains, she knew it could be worse. She knew she would be ok when a forerunner of UNICEF brought her food and medicine. After she made it big as an actress, she could have just said oh well, but she did not. She reached out to UNICEF. She made over 50 trips, never forgetting what was done for her, to different countries that were the poorest and most desperate. She was quoted as saying "Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm. As you get older, remember ...
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy