Audrey Hepburn
What is it about Audrey Hepburn? Any purveyor of Old Hollywood history and relics will name her among the most memorable and iconic actresses of all time. From Roman Holiday, Sabrina and Funny Face to My Fair Lady, Love in the Afternoon and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Hepburn’s talent, grace and unaffected beauty have permanently secured her a place in the hearts of moviegoers the world over.
A UNICEF ambassador, a wife, a mother, an Oscar winner, a style icon, Hepburn has been examined, reported and romanticized in countless articles, biographies and TV movies, so we won’t venture to report on her life and all its heartaches and splendors.
Instead, we’ll pose to you a few thought-provoking questions:
1. An aristocrat by birth, Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in 1929 Brussels) was the daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness. Is her reputation for elegance and stateliness the result of nature, nurture or some combination of the two?
2. Julie Andrews was originally offered the lead role in the film version of My Fair Lady, a role Andrews originated on Broadway. Would the film version have been equally as winning had Hepburn not been cast? Or did she add her own trademark spin on the Doolittle character?
3. Hepburn often stated that she felt miscast as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Does anyone out there agree?
4. Hepburn appeared in five films listed as Top 100 U.S. Love Stories by the American Film Institute: Roman Holiday, Sabrina, My Fair Lady, Two for the Road and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Should any of her other works appear on that list?
5. For all her influences on the world of Hollywood fashion, Hepburn was quoted as saying, "My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying large sunglasses and little sleeveless dresses." Can you think of any actress in modern history who inspired a more original, elegant-in-simplicity, somewhat achievable look than Hepburn?
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Audrey Hepburn
What is it about Audrey Hepburn? Any purveyor of Old Hollywood history and relics will name her among the most memorable and iconic actresses of all time. From Roman Holiday, Sabrina and Funny Face to My Fair Lady, Love in the Afternoon and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Hepburn’s talent, grace and unaffected beauty have permanently secured her a place in the hearts of moviegoers the world over.
A UNICEF ambassador, a wife, a mother, an Oscar winner, a style icon, Hepburn has been examined, reported and romanticized in countless articles, biographies and TV movies, so we won’t venture to report on her life and all its heartaches and splendors.
Instead, we’ll pose to you a few thought-provoking questions:
1. An aristocrat by birth, Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in 1929 Brussels) was the daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness. Is her reputation for elegance and stateliness the result of nature, nurture or some combination of the two?
2. Julie Andrews was originally offered the lead role in the film version of My Fair Lady, a role Andrews originated on Broadway. Would the film version have been equally as winning had Hepburn not been cast? Or did she add her own trademark spin on the Doolittle character?
3. Hepburn often stated that she felt miscast as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Does anyone out there agree?
4. Hepburn appeared in five films listed as Top 100 U.S. Love Stories by the American Film Institute: Roman Holiday, Sabrina, My Fair Lady, Two for the Road and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Should any of her other works appear on that list?
5. For all her influences on the world of Hollywood fashion, Hepburn was quoted as saying, "My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying large sunglasses and little sleeveless dresses." Can you think of any actress in modern history who inspired a more original, elegant-in-simplicity, somewhat achievable look than Hepburn?







