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Life of Audrey Hepburn

1929.

On May 4th, her original name was Ada Katharine Van Hepburn Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn (Edda Kathleenvan Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston) was born in Brussels, Belgium.

Her mother, Ellavan Heemstra, is Dutch, and her father, Joseph Hepburn-Ruston, is British.

She has two half-brothers: the eldest brother Alexander and the second brother Ian, who are eight and four years older than her respectively. Due to the nature of her father's work, Hepburn often traveled to England and the Netherlands when she was young.

1934.

In order to change Hepburn's overly introverted personality, at the age of five, through her mother's arrangement, Hepburn was sent to a boarding school in the UK. During the holidays, Hepburn lived with a miner's family in order to learn English and British living habits.

1935.

Hepburn's father suddenly left without saying goodbye, leaving the family behind and heading to England. This incident caused great harm to Hepburn's young mind.

At the same time, Hepburn also began to take ballet classes and performed with the troupe in Brussels. These experiences were also the reason why Hepburn once hoped to become a professional ballet dancer.

1938.

Hepburn’s parents officially divorced. Although Joseph (Hepburn's father) obtained visitation rights at Hepburn's wish and request, Joseph did not actually come to see her.

1939.

World War II continues. Hepburn's mother believed that Hepburn would be safer in the Netherlands than in England. So Hepburn moved back to the Netherlands to be with them. So Hepburn, who was already accustomed to speaking English, had to learn Dutch desperately.

1940.

In May, the German army entered Arnhem in the Netherlands (where Hepburn and her family lived). The Van Heemstra family's property was looted.

1941.

Hepburn entered the Arnhem School of Music and began to receive formal ballet training until mid-1944. During this time she became the teacher's favorite pupil.

However, the food shortage became more and more serious, and Hepburn and her family often had to cook some wild grass to satisfy their hunger. Hepburn and her family often spent time in hunger and cold.

1942.

This was a miserable year. Five of Hepburn's uncles were executed by the Nazis for supporting the Dutch resistance. Hepburn also witnessed the tragic situation of young people in towns being shot by Nazi troops. Hepburn's eldest brother Alexander also ran away to avoid being captured by the Germans. The thirteen-year-old Hepburn and her mother had no choice but to seek refuge with her grandfather, Baron van Heemstra.

1943.

Although the country was engulfed in war, Hepburn's love for music and dance continued unabated. During this time, in addition to often performing in secret rooms, Hepburn, like many children at the time, delivered some secret messages to the resistance.

1944

Hepburn’s dancing skills became even more refined. She even started giving private ballet lessons to supplement the family income.

However, in the same year, she also stopped learning dance because of her physical weakness.

1945.

At this time, the fifteen-year-old Hepburn was about 168 centimeters tall and weighed only 40 kilograms. In addition to malnutrition caused by chronic starvation, she also suffered from asthma, jaundice and other diseases. This childhood experience affected Hepburn's later metabolism, making her physically thin throughout her life.

This year, Hepburn and her mother moved to Amsterdam and began dancing with the famous Dutch dancer Sonia Gaskell. Although Hepburn could no longer afford the tuition, Sonya still allowed her to continue learning dance.

1946.

Hepburn became Sonia's favorite pupil and later had a performance at the Hortus Theater in Amsterdam. One critic wrote about Hepburn's performance: "Although she does not have the best skills, her potential is unlimited."

This year, through the introduction of friends, Hepburn began to serve as a model for some photographers. work.

1948.

Hepburn and her mother came to London and stayed briefly. Here she passed the audition and won a scholarship to the famous Marie Lambert Ballet School. However, due to insufficient funds for tuition, I had to postpone my enrollment.

After returning to the Netherlands, Audrey Hepburn passed the audition and played a small role as a KLM flight attendant in the semi-documentary Dutch film Nederlandsin Zeven Lessen. This film is regarded as the first film of Hepburn's film career.

Afterwards, Hepburn and her mother returned to London again in order to return to ballet school.

In order to help Hepburn, her mother Ella did many menial tasks. Ms. Lambert from the school also asked Hepburn to live in her house. Finally, Hepburn did not have to worry about food and housing for the time being. During this six-month period, in addition to dancing wholeheartedly, Hepburn also began to work as a model on weekends.

Although she very much hopes to become an excellent professional dancer, nineteen-year-old Audrey gradually understands that her current age and height make it difficult for her to become a top dancer. of dancers.

This year, Hepburn and thirty-nine others defeated a thousand other applicants and became the forty chorus singers needed for the musical High Button Shoes.

1949-1950.

After receiving attention for her performance in High Button Shoes, Hepburn was invited to continue to perform in another musical, Sauce Tartare. The stage play was quite successful at the Cambridge Theater in London for 437 performances. Hepburn also took voice and choreography courses to improve her performance.

Sauce Piquante, a continuation of the musical SauceTartare, was launched in April 1950. Although not as successful as Sauce Tartare, Hepburn's performance still attracted the attention of newspapers and magazines. A string of successful performances led to Hepburn getting roles in films such as One Wild Oat, Laughterin Paradise, Young Wives' Tale and The Jackpot. Lavender HillMob), although the role played is not important. Shortly after completing the movie "Carjack", Hepburn met James Hanson, a 28-year-old son of a wealthy British businessman who ran a truck construction business, and the two soon began to fall in love.

1951.

Hepburn finally played a minor role for the first time in the film "The Secret People". In this film, Hepburn was able to showcase her talent in dancing.

During the filming of "Beauty", Hepburn went on to accept a minor role in the movie "Monte Carlo Baby".

At the French filming location of "Monte Carlo Baby", French novelist Colette saw Audrey Hepburn and immediately determined that Hepburn would be the best candidate for the leading role in her Broadway stage play Gigi.

Colette then encouraged Hepburn to go to New York, USA to attend Gigi's performance.

Shortly afterwards, Hepburn successfully passed the audition held by director William Wyler in London and was selected as the heroine of the upcoming American Paramount film "Roman Holiday". With two contracts in hand, Hepburn went to New York alone without her mother for the first time.

In October of this year, rehearsals for the stage play Gigi began. Hepburn's performance was not satisfactory and she was given more vocal training. After Gigi officially opened, Hepburn's efforts were indeed in vain. Although the stage play itself did not receive high reviews, Hepburn's performance received numerous recognitions.

On the day of Gigi's premiere, her boyfriend James Hanson (James Hanson), who came to visit, formally proposed to Hepburn, and the two announced their engagement on the spot.

1952.

On May 31, because Paramount wanted to start filming the movie "Roman Holiday" as soon as possible, the stage play Gigi ended its performance in New York early. . That night, Hepburn flew directly to Rome to start work. Hepburn and Henson, who originally planned to get married before filming started, postponed their wedding because of this.

The filming of "Roman Holiday" was finally completed in September, and Hepburn returned to the United States and immediately began an eight-month GiGi US tour. During this period, Hepburn announced that she was canceling her engagement to Hanson. Hepburn said: "I think, I love my job too much." After breaking off their engagement, Hepburn and Hanson remained friends.

1953.

In August, "Roman Holiday" was officially released in the United States. In addition to the critical acclaim the film itself received, Hepburn also became a star overnight from a newcomer to the film industry. Her delicate and elegant face instantly appeared in major newspapers and magazines, and the famous "Hepburn hair" began to become a popular hairstyle among girls.

It was at the banquet hosted by Gregory Peck for the premiere of the movie "Roman Holiday" starring himself and Hepburn that Hepburn met her future husband, Mel Mel Ferrer.

Although actor/director/writer Mel Farrier is twelve years older than Hepburn and has been divorced for the second time, his talent clearly attracted Hepburn deeply. They both made a great impression on each other.

Due to the success of "Roman Holiday", Paramount immediately signed a contract with Hepburn again and tailor-made her next movie "Sabrina". In September of the same year, the filming of "Dragon and Phoenix" began in Long Island, New York.

Hepburn also got acquainted with Hubertde Givenchy, a young French designer who was emerging in the fashion industry at the time, and began a 40-year cooperative relationship between the two.

At the same time, Mel Farrier also gave Hepburn the script of the stage play Ondine. After reading it, Hepburn was very satisfied and agreed to co-star with Mel.

At the end of the year, Hepburn's mother flew to New York to reunite with Hepburn.

1954.

On February 18, the stage play Ondine premiered to rave reviews. At this time Hepburn also learned that her performance in "Roman Holiday" had been nominated for an Academy Award.

On March 25, Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Princess Anne in "Roman Holiday." Three days later, she won another Tony Award for her performance in the stage play Ondine.

As Ondine continued to perform, Hepburn began to feel unwell due to excessive smoking. On the advice of her doctor, she ended her performance on July 3 and went to Switzerland to recuperate.

Soon, Mel flew to Switzerland to formally propose to Hepburn, and Hepburn readily agreed. On September 24, Hepburn and Mel were married. Switzerland has since become Hepburn's home.

At the end of this year, Hepburn was very happy to find out that she was pregnant.

1955.

Hepburn once again won the Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for "Dragon and Phoenix". Unfortunately, she lost to Grace Kelly, who was also shortlisted for "The County Girl".

In March of the same year, Hepburn unfortunately suffered a miscarriage. Hepburn, who longed to have children, was disappointed and sad.

This year, although there were many job opportunities, Hepburn, who insisted on never letting her career affect her family, turned down all the acting invitations that required her to leave her husband, and accepted the role that she and her husband Mel Also appearing in the Paramount film "War and Peace".

The film was not only disappointing in terms of reviews, but also performed poorly at the box office.

Faced with waves of scripts coming in, Hepburn continued to refuse, and only accepted the role of "Funny Face" co-starring Fred Astaire. ).

1956.

After three months of filming in Hollywood, "Sweet Girl" moved to Paris to complete the exterior scenes. Her mother, Ella, and husband, Mel, are often by her side.

In the same year, one month after the completion of "Sweetie," Hepburn immediately began starring in "Gary Cooper," a film she co-starred with actor Gary Cooper, who was twenty-eight years her senior. Love in the Afternoon.

While the film was on location in Paris, Hepburn often used weekends to fly to the south of France to visit Mel, who was directing The Vintage in France.

1957.

In January, Hepburn and her husband co-starred in the NBC television film "Mayerling." Although the film received very high ratings at the time, NBC decided not to consider any future filming projects with Hepburn and Mel due to its poor reviews, and Mel himself began to retreat behind the scenes. Concentrate on directing and producing.

In order to be able to accompany Mel, who was filming The Sun Also Rises in Spain and Mexico, Hepburn later turned down many acting opportunities, including the famous "Diary of Ann Frank" (Diary of Ann Frank). The shadow of the fear of living under the flames of war during his childhood obviously made Hepburn unable to recall these painful experiences.

However, with the encouragement of her husband Mel, Hepburn took on the role of "The Nun's Story" and later "Green Mansions" directed by Mel.

1958.

"The Nun" first started shooting at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, and then moved to Congo (Congo) to start the location shooting. This long and arduous filming process caused Hepburn, who was severely dehydrated, to develop kidney stones.

The finishing work of "The Nun" was completed intermittently after returning to Rome due to Hepburn's poor health. The film, which was released on July 18, 1959, set a new box office record for Warner Bros. and was nominated for eight Academy Awards (including Hepburn's own nomination for Best Actress).

Then Hepburn began filming "Green Mansions" directed by Meyer. "Green House", which was completed in November of the same year, was released before "The Sisterhood", but it suffered the fate of being neither a box office hit nor a critical success. This time, the finger is once again pointed at Mel, who has always been disliked by the media.

At this time, Hepburn was pregnant again.

1959.

Although she hoped to rest, in order to fulfill her previously signed film contract, Hepburn still started filming one of her movies - The Unforgiven. . During this period, Hepburn accidentally fell off a horse and was seriously injured and hospitalized. After nearly a month of recovery, Hepburn was finally able to continue completing the film.

After the filming, Hepburn, who was still pregnant, returned to Burgenstock to rest and wait for the birth. Unfortunately, she suffered another miscarriage and fell into a serious emotional low.

In the same year, Hepburn, who wholeheartedly hoped to start a family with Mel, became pregnant again. This time, she turned down all the film offers, including the famous "West Side Story" and an Alfred Hitchcock movie, and only agreed to take over the production of "Tiffany." Breakfast inside”.

1960.

On January 17, Hepburn gave birth to his and Mel's first (and only) child in Lucerne, Switzerland, named Sean Hepburn. Sean Hepburn Ferrer.

In September of the same year, Hepburn returned to work and began filming the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in New York. In order to be able to take care of the baby in person, Hepburn often brought little Sean to the set.

1961.

In November, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was released in the United States and the box office was very good.

Although the author of the original novel for this film was originally intended to be played by the sexy actress Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn's performance was not only praised by many film critics, but also she herself was praised for "the first "The film was nominated for an Academy Award for the fourth time (although it did not win the award).

1965.

The 18th British Academy Film Awards for Best British Actress

1990.

The 47th British Academy Film Awards Golden Globe Mr. DeMille Award

1993.

Won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award

1988-1992.

Served as the United Nations UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Seeking and realizing dreams

In 1988, Audrey Hepburn went to Ethiopia, which was plagued by war and famine, on behalf of UNICEF. The scene made her Reminds me of myself during World War II.

On May 4, 1929, Audrey Hepburn was born in a luxurious mansion in Brussels, Belgium. Brussels is a charming, polite, comfortable and elegant city that is neither too big to be exhausting nor too small to be remote. The whole city has a dark tone, and the atmosphere is serious and rational. Stableness and calmness are the characteristics of Brussels people. If place of birth has an impact on people's minds, Audrey is living testimony to this insight.

Audrey Hepburn’s mother is Dutch. She has always been called the Baroness because she is of direct royal aristocratic descent. Her father is a British businessman with strong Nazi tendencies. An unsuitable couple finally caused irreparable consequences - the father abandoned his wife and daughter and moved away. Compared with children of the same age, Audrey Hepburn seemed too quiet and taciturn, and was always nicknamed the "old lady". Watching the sunrise makes you aware of the whole sky. Ballet, chocolate, and puppies, which she has loved since childhood, have been with her all her life. Accompanied by the rumbling gunfire of World War II, Audrey Hepburn grew up day by day, and her dancing became increasingly graceful. Dance gave Audrey Hepburn an emotional outlet and a perfect way to express herself. Because of her persistence and love for dance, she found beautiful things in the cruel world at that time. There are many dreams in a person's life, and childhood dreams are probably the most unforgettable and the most difficult to realize.

The abominable war could not help but shatter her dreams and blow her city into ruins in an instant. She took off her dancing shoes and put on cloth shoes that made her stride like lightning, and this became the safest place to hide secrets. The war left permanent scars on her body. Audrey Hepburn's childhood made her both strong and vulnerable, creating a polarizing personality that certainly set her apart from Americans of her generation. People who have experienced war either become strong or gentle. She is the latter.

In 1959, Audrey played a nun named Luke in "The Nun".

From becoming a nun to a nurse, she endured the arduous trials silently, but her love for mankind exceeded her worship of religious rituals. She did not want to be disturbed by the ringing of the convent bells while she was tending to the sick, comforting them, or when the patients had something to say to her. Since she refused to violate her conscience and could not repeatedly violate the hospital rules, she could only bid farewell to religion and return to the crowd again. Under the white robe, her beautiful face is still moving.

Thirty years later, what she did coincided with her performance in "The Nun", and she became the hope of people in crisis. In 1988, Audrey Hepburn served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund, a job for which she was well suited. In the next five years, she traveled all over the world - Ethiopia, Sudan, Turkey, Central Africa, South Africa, Vietnam, and Somalia.

"I am a mother, so I have the responsibility to do this." Audrey Hepburn said, "I hope my fame can be used to help children." That was her dream in old age, and she has always Every day I am accumulating the possibility of realizing my dream.

In 1991, Audrey Hepburn won the Honorary Award awarded by the Film Society of Lincoln Center to the world's most senior art master.