This year marks the 26th anniversary of Audrey Hepburn's death. Six top photographers who have photographed her have shared several of their favorite photos of Hepburn in a new book. Hepburn in
is elegant and beautiful, as always.
But in addition to beauty, Hepburn actually has many less-known stories. Let’s take a look at it today...
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Hepburn’s father is a British banker and his mother is the daughter of the Baron. Her life when she was a child was carefree. But when she was 6 years old, her father left her and her mother, which was "the biggest trauma in her life".
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After the parents separated, Hepburn followed his mother back to his parents' home in the Netherlands.
During World War II, the Netherlands was occupied by the Nazis. She and her mother could only hide in the dark basement for several months, relying on grass and turnips to satisfy their hunger.
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Audrey Hepburn is not her real name. When she was born in 1929, her name was Audrey Kathleen Ruston. In 1940, she changed her name to Edda van Heemstra because it was dangerous to have a British name during the Nazi occupation.
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Herben practiced ballet since she was a child. When she was 14 years old, she began to perform ballet in some activities to raise funds for the Dutch resistance organization fighting the Nazi invasion. At the same time, she would secretly hide notes in her ballet shoes to send messages to the resistance organization. These are extremely dangerous activities that may be executed by the Nazis once discovered.
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16, Hepburn volunteered in a Dutch hospital when she was taking care of a British paratrooper named Terence Young.
Later, the paratrooper became the director and directed a movie called "The Psycho of the Blind Girl", in which Hepburn played the leading role.
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Regarding her petite body, it has been rumored that it was caused by her unhealthy diet. In fact, this was a sequelae left to her by World War II. During the Nazi occupation, she was still young and had poor food and was often malnourished, so she suffered from asthma, jaundice and anemia.
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Her first love broke her heart.
In 1952, Hepburn got engaged to businessman James Hanson. At that time, the wedding day and wedding dress were chosen, but in the end, Hepburn canceled the wedding because his fiancé wanted her to give up her career after marriage.
She gave the wedding dress prepared for her wedding, too.
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She is very afraid of water.
When filming " Lirenxing ", there was a scene where she was thrown into the pool. Because she was too scared, the staff could only stand not far away from the camera, giving her a sense of security and being ready to save her at any time.
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She smokes 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
Because of the stress, anxiety, nervous , Hepburn gradually got used to smoking, and the more he smoked, she said that this might calm her down.
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Before becoming an actor, Hepburn used to study and want to become a dentist assistant.
11.
She and William Holden had an extramarital affair.
The two fell in love with each other while filming "Sabrina". Although William Holden was already married at that time, Hepburn still hoped to marry him and start a family together.
But after learning that he had already had a vasectomy, she ended the relationship.
12.
She doesn't think she is beautiful.
Although he is known as the most beautiful actress, Hepburn said that he is a "mix of various flaws".
"I wish I was not that flat, my shoulders were not that wide, my nose and feet were not that big."
She didn't think she was very fashionable either,
"My look is very ordinary, my hair was combed into a round bun, a black skirt, and a pair of big black sunglasses. Every woman can wear it like this."
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Not only did she feel that she was not perfect, but when Hollywood first saw her, she was not sure if she was on camera. They felt that her jaw was too wide, her chin was too short, her nose was too big, and her teeth were not good-looking enough. When filming " Roman Holiday ", they invited Edith Head (a costume designer who has won 20 Oscars and nominations) to design costumes to cover all the "flawed" areas on her body.
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Hepburn always wanted to be a mother, but he experienced 4 miscarriages in his life. One of them happened when filming "The Day of Grudges" and fell off the horse on the set.
1959, Audrey Hepburn became pregnant again. In order to prevent the recurrence of miscarriage six months ago, she turned down the contract for movies such as "The Story of West City" until she gave birth to her first son.
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Her first husband was jealous of her success.
Hepburn's first husband was Mel Ferrer, who was also an actor. He couldn't stand Hepburn's fame and felt that he lived under the shadow of his wife's success. Later, the relationship between the two became worse and worse and they started to play their own things.
After the divorce in 1968, although the two had a son, they only said twice in their next life.
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In order to raise his son himself, Hepburn temporarily bid farewell to the entertainment industry in 1967 and rejected many movie invitations.
17
She would not have appeared in " Tiffany Breakfast ".
The author of "Tiffany's Breakfast" originally hoped that Monroe would play the role of Holly Golightly, and Monroe was his first choice.
But Monroe's performance guidance consultant advised her not to take on such a "social" role, so this role was given to Hepburn.
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Hepburn is an introvert.
When she received an interview with Life magazine in 1953, she said: "I am often alone. From Saturday to Monday morning, I like to stay at home alone. This is how I charge it."
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Only 15 people in the world won the Grand Slam in the entertainment industry (EGOT), Hepburn is one of them. Herbourne represents the Emmy Awards (Emmy), the Grammy Awards (Grammy), the Oscars (Oscar) in the theater industry and the Tony Awards (Tony) in the music industry.
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She is proficient in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch and Italian.
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According to her son, her favorite color is blue-green.
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In order to commemorate Hepburn, the Netherlands named a new type of tulip after her. In 1959, a street was also named after her.
23.
Hepburn has a pet deer Pippin, nicknamed 'Ip'.
When filming " Cuigu Xianghun ", the animal trainer suggested that she take the deer that will appear in the movie home to cultivate feelings, so that when filming, it will naturally follow her.
As he raised him, Hepburn and Xiaolu had a relationship. Xiaolu clinged to her in various ways and would follow her to the supermarket.
24.
Her favorite jewelry is pearls.
25.
She once served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF for 38 years and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
She goes everywhere around the world, using her own strength to help children in poverty.
She once said: "Cosmetics can only make your appearance beautiful, but it cannot change your ugly heart unless you eat cosmetics."
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Hepburn and Givenchy first met to find clothes for "Dragon and Phoenix". Givenchy thought at first he was looking for him Catherine Hepburn . When he saw Audrey Hepburn, he was a little disappointed at first, but soon, the two collided with fashion sparks.
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When John Kennedy was a single congressman, Hepburn had dated him.
When she heard the news that Kennedy was stabbed, she was filming "My Fair Lady". After hearing the news, she asked everyone around her to pray for him and walked out of the set and cried.
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In "Breakfast in Tiffany", the little black dress worn by Hepburn was sold in 2006 at a high price of $900,000.
1993 On January 20, just two months after the diagnosis, Hepburn died of colon cancer in Lausanne, Switzerland at the age of 63. Even though he was as elegant and beautiful as Hepburn, everything would not go well in his life.
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