"Hepburn-Ruston on 4 May 1929 at number 48 Rue Keyenveld in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston (21 November 188916 October 1980), was a British subject born in Auschitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was the son of Victor John George Ruston, of British and Austrian descent and Anna Wels, of Austrian descent. In 1923–24, Joseph had been an honorary British consul in Semarang in the Dutch East Indies and prior to his marriage to Hepburn's mother he had been married to Cornelia Bisschop, a Dutch heiress. Although born with the surname Ruston, he later double-barrelled his name to"
"her as inspiration. In 2004, Hepburn was named the ""most beautiful woman of all time"" and ""most beautiful woman of the 20th century"" in polls by Evian and QVC respectively, and in 2015, was voted ""the most stylish Brit of all time"" in a poll commissioned by Samsung. Her film costumes fetch large sums of money in auctions: one of the ""little black dresses"" designed by Givenchy for ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" was sold by Christie's for a record sum of £467,200 in 2006. Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 192920 January 1993) was a British actress,"
"Award, and the Special Tony Award. Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress who had an extensive career in film, television, and on the stage from 1948 to 1993. Considered by some to be one of the most beautiful women of all time, she was ranked as the third greatest screen legend in American cinema by the American Film Institute. Hepburn is also remembered as both a film and style icon. Her debut was as a flight stewardess in the 1948 Dutch film ""Dutch in Seven Lessons"". Hepburn"
"Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress who had an extensive career in film, television, and on the stage from 1948 to 1993. Considered by some to be one of the most beautiful women of all time, she was ranked as the third greatest screen legend in American cinema by the American Film Institute. Hepburn is also remembered as both a film and style icon. Her debut was as a flight stewardess in the 1948 Dutch film ""Dutch in Seven Lessons"". Hepburn then performed on the British stage"
"public. With her unconventional lifestyle and the independent characters she brought to the screen, Hepburn epitomized the ""modern woman"" in the 20th-century United States, and is remembered as an important cultural figure. Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of six children. Her parents were Thomas Norval Hepburn (1879–1962), a urologist at Hartford Hospital, and Katharine Martha Houghton (1878–1951), a feminist campaigner. Both parents fought for social change in the US: Thomas Hepburn helped establish the New England Social Hygiene Association, which educated the public about venereal disease, while the elder Katharine headed the Connecticut"
"won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. Hepburn appeared in fewer films as her life went on, devoting much of her later life to UNICEF. She had contributed to the organisation since 1954, then worked in some of the poorest communities of Africa, South America and Asia between 1988 and 1992. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 1992. A month later, Hepburn died of appendiceal cancer at her home in Switzerland at the age of 63. Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston or Edda Kathleen"
"Ella van Heemstra Baroness Ella van Heemstra, (12 June 190026 August 1984) was a Dutch aristocrat and the mother of the actress Audrey Hepburn. Ella van Heemstra was a Dutch aristocrat and the third of five daughters of Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, who was mayor of Arnhem from 1910 to 1920 and served as Royal Governor of Suriname from 1921 to 1928. Ella's mother was Elbrig Willemine Henriette, Baroness van Asbeck (1873–1939), who was a granddaughter of jurist Count Dirk van Hogendorp. She spent much of her childhood at Huis Doorn. Van Heemstra was married and divorced twice, and had"
"Bonaventure Hepburn Father Bonaventure Hepburn, O.M., born James Hepburn, (14 July 1573, East Lothian – October 1620 or 1621, Venice, Italy), was a Scottish Roman Catholic linguist, lexicographer, philologist and biblical commentator. He was a scholar of some renown and rose to the post of Keeper of Oriental Books and Manuscripts at the Vatican. In 1591 he published a work on his study of the Hebrew language and in 1616 his work on other foreign languages was published as ""The Heavenly Golden Rod of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Seventy-two Praises"" (also known as ""Virga Aurea""), a listing of 72"
"The Audrey Hepburn Story The Audrey Hepburn Story is a 2000 drama film biopic of actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, who also produced the film. Emmy Rossum and Sarah Hyland appear during the early scenes of the film playing Hepburn in her early years. The film spans from Hepburn's early childhood to the 1950s which details her life as a Dutch ballerina, coming to grips with her parents' divorce, and enduring life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. She then settles in the U.S. where she succeeds in making it big as a"
"life"". That same year, her mother moved with Hepburn to her family's estate in Arnhem. Sometime in 1937, Ella and Hepburn moved to Kent, England, where Hepburn was educated at a small independent school in Elham. Hepburn's parents officially divorced in 1938. In the 1960s, Hepburn renewed contact with her father after locating him in Dublin through the Red Cross; although he remained emotionally detached, Hepburn supported him financially until his death. After Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, Hepburn's mother relocated her daughter back to Arnhem in the hope that, as during the First World War, the"
"Andrea Dotti (psychiatrist) Andrea Paolo Mario Dotti (18 March 1938 – 30 September 2007) was an Italian psychiatrist, and the second husband of Audrey Hepburn from 1969 to 1982. He was born in Naples. Dotti met Hepburn (who was nine years his senior) in June 1968 on a cruise aboard a yacht owned by an Italian socialite, and fell in love with her on a trip visiting Greek ruins. He married her on 18 January 1969. Hepburn stated at the time that she and Dotti expected to have children together and she would consequently end her acting career to become"
"Mary Hepburn Dr Mary Hepburn OBE FRCOG (born 1949) is a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist who is known for her work to support socially disadvantaged women. She has been involved with the Glasgow Women's Reproductive Health Services, leading this service for 25 years and producing guidelines that have had an international impact. Mary Hepburn was born in 1949 in Hackney, London. Her father was a general practitioner and her mother, a linguist. She was raised in Walls in the west of Shetland. She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1973. She completed her training as a general"
"Detroit, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles before closing on 16 May 1953 in San Francisco. Hepburn had her first starring role in ""Roman Holiday"" (1953), playing Princess Ann, a European princess who escapes the reins of royalty and has a wild night out with an American newsman (Gregory Peck). The producers of the movie initially wanted Elizabeth Taylor for the role, but director William Wyler was so impressed by Hepburn's screen test that he cast her instead. Wyler later commented, ""She had everything I was looking for: charm, innocence, and talent. She also was very funny. She was absolutely enchanting"
"Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received a record of four Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while studying at Bryn Mawr College. After four years"
"send her into concubinage, while Helen of Troy (Irene Papas), waits to see if she will live. When filming began in the Spanish village of Atienza, 80 miles north-east of Madrid, sections of the press were speculating that there might be fireworks between the lead actresses. Hepburn had recently gone on record deploring the moral squalor and carelessness of the modern generation, and the impulsive and radical Redgrave was thought by some of the press to be a symbol of that ""sloppy"" generation. In fact, the actresses got on well, talking about painting, politics, and acting —Hepburn expressed enthusiasm for"
"Barbara Hepworth Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. She was one of the few female artists of her generation to achieve international prominence. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War. Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, the eldest child of Gertrude and Herbert Hepworth. Her father was a"
"Wanda Tettoni Wanda Tettoni (March 8, 1910 - March 7, 1998) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Tettoni was born in Siena in Tuscany and she made her big theatre debut in Milan when she was 16 years old. She even pursued an acting career in the radio industry during the 1940s, but she was more famous as a voice actress. She was the official Italian voice of Katharine Hepburn and Agnes Moorehead. Other actresses she dubbed included Jessica Tandy, Mary Wickes, Lucille Ball and Ginger Rogers. Tettoni's Italian dubbed character roles included Aunt Clara (portrayed by Marion Lorne)"
"Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor and director of stage and screen, film producer and the first husband of Audrey Hepburn. Ferrer was born in the Elberon section of Long Branch, New Jersey, of Cuban and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer (1857–1920), was born in Cuba, of Spanish ancestry, and was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. His American mother, Mary Matilda Irene (née O'Donohue; 1878–1967), was a daughter of coffee broker Joseph J. O'Donohue,"
"biopic series ""The Secret History Of Hollywood"" produced a fifteen-part series based on this period in Hepburn's life titled ""Audrey - The Girl Before the Girl"". After the war ended in 1945, Hepburn moved with her mother and siblings to Amsterdam, where she began ballet training under Sonia Gaskell, a leading figure in Dutch ballet, and Russian teacher Olga Tarasova. As the family's fortunes had been lost during the war, Ella supported them by working as a cook and housekeeper for a wealthy family. Hepburn made her film debut in 1948, playing an air stewardess in ""Dutch in Seven Lessons"","
"Sean Hepburn Ferrer Sean Hepburn Ferrer (born July 17, 1960 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a film producer and author. He is the son of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer. Hepburn Ferrer grew up in Switzerland, Italy, and the United States. He initially worked in the film industry and worked on the design, production and marketing of films. He was been involved as an assistant director in filming such films as ""Inchon"", ""Tote kriegen keine Post"" (""One Shoe Makes It Murder"") and ""Strangers Kiss"". His mother's death in 1993 led him to found the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund in 1994, a"
"from Elba and subsequent return to France, Dirk immediately sided with the Emperor. Napoleon named him governor of Nantes during his last hundred days in power. After the defeat of the Emperor Dirk moved to Brasil and became a landowner. He was the great-great-great-grandfather of Audrey Hepburn. Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp Gijsbert Karel, Count van Hogendorp (27 October 1762 – 5 August 1834) was a liberal conservative and liberal Dutch statesman. He was the brother of Dirk van Hogendorp the elder and the father of Dirk van Hogendorp the younger. Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp was born in Rotterdam into a"
"Mike Bosner (On Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful), in conjunction with San Francisco’s SHN (Greg Holland, Chief Executive Officer) announced principal casting for the pre-Broadway engagement of Roman Holiday. Stephanie will take on the iconic Academy Award-winning role portrayed by Audrey Hepburn in the classic film. Stephanie Styles Stephanie Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer based in New York City. Styles starred as Katherine in the first North American tour of the musical Newsies. Born in Houston, Texas, Styles began her theater career at age 6 at Theatre Under the Stars. Stephanie embarked on her first national tour in 2003,"
"Ian Hepburn Ian Hepburn (29 May 1902 – 3 July 1974) was a British schoolmaster, botanist, ecologist and author. Hepburn was born in Kensington, London, in 1902. He had a sister, Elspeth. His family later moved to North Cornwall, onto the Rock in the estuary of the River Camel, where he developed a love of nature and the sea. He was educated at Gresham's School in Norfolk, where he earned a scholarship to Lincoln College, Oxford to study natural sciences. After earning a degree from Lincoln College, Hepburn taught chemistry at Oundle School in Northamptonshire for nearly four decades, 192564."
"in 1932. Hepburn's early childhood was sheltered and privileged. As a result of her multinational background and travelling with her family due to her father's job, she learned five languages: Dutch and English from her parents, and later varying degrees of French, Spanish, and Italian. In the mid-1930s, Hepburn's parents recruited and collected donations for the British Union of Fascists. Joseph left the family abruptly in 1935 and moved to London, where he became more deeply involved in Fascist activity and never visited his daughter abroad. Hepburn later professed that her father's departure was ""the most traumatic event of my"
"Edith Birkin Edith Birkin ""née"" Hofmann (13 November 1927 - 20 September 2018) was a Jewish artist and writer born in Prague, who spent her later years in Britain. She was a survivor of the Holocaust Edith Hofmann was born in Prague in 1927; in 1941, aged 14, she was sent with her family to the Lodz ghetto in Poland. Her parents died within their first year there. When the Lodz ghetto was liquidated in 1944 Birkin was sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz where she spent the rest of her time there working in an underground munitions factory."
"emerged. His fourth marriage was to Karin Hofer, in 2014. Sean Hepburn Ferrer Sean Hepburn Ferrer (born July 17, 1960 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a film producer and author. He is the son of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer. Hepburn Ferrer grew up in Switzerland, Italy, and the United States. He initially worked in the film industry and worked on the design, production and marketing of films. He was been involved as an assistant director in filming such films as ""Inchon"", ""Tote kriegen keine Post"" (""One Shoe Makes It Murder"") and ""Strangers Kiss"". His mother's death in 1993 led him"
"Hepburn, Ella and Miesje left Arnhem to live with her grandfather, Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, in nearby Velp. Around that time Hepburn performed silent dance performances in order to raise money for the Dutch resistance effort. It was long believed that she participated in the Dutch resistance itself, but in 2016 the Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein' reported that after extensive research it had not found any evidence of such activities. However, in 2018 forthcoming book ""Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II"", author Robert Matzen claimed he found proof she had directly supported the resistance. In addition to other traumatic"
"the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her contribution to humanity. In 2002, at the United Nations Special Session on Children, UNICEF honoured Hepburn's legacy of humanitarian work by unveiling a statue, ""The Spirit of Audrey"", at UNICEF's New York headquarters. Her service for children is also recognised through the US Fund for UNICEF's Audrey Hepburn Society. In 1952, Hepburn became engaged to James Hanson, whom she had known since her early days in London. She called it ""love at first sight"", but after having her wedding dress fitted and the date set, she decided the marriage would not work because"
"different alphabets. He was also known for translating into the Latin language the ""Kettar Malcuth of Rabbi Solomon."" The son of Thomas Hepburn, the rector of Oldhamstocks, James was brought up as a Protestant. After his studied at St Andrews University he converted to the Catholic Church, lived in France and Italy, and travelled extensively, through ""Turkey, Persia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Ethiopia, and most of the eastern countries"". He then joined the Order of Minims at Avignon. Bonaventure Hepburn Father Bonaventure Hepburn, O.M., born James Hepburn, (14 July 1573, East Lothian – October 1620 or 1621, Venice, Italy), was a"
"two sons, Jonkheer Arnoud Robert Alexander Quarles van Ufford (1920–1979) and Jonkheer Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles van Ufford (1924–2010), before divorcing in 1925. Hepburn's parents were married in Batavia in September 1926. At the time, Ruston worked for a trading company, but soon after the marriage, the couple relocated to Europe, where he began working for a loan company. After a year in London, they moved to Brussels, where he had been assigned to open a branch office. After three years spent travelling between Brussels, Arnhem, The Hague and London, the family settled in the suburban Brussels municipality of Linkebeek"
"European Parliament, but was unable to collect it until her release in 2004. She was also awarded the Rafto Prize in 1994 after being recognized by the Rafto Foundation for being incarcerated for her peaceful struggle for the human rights of the Kurdish people in Turkey and the neighbouring countries. She was born in May 1961, in Silvan, Diyarbakır Province, in the southeast of Turkey. When she was 14 years old, she was married to Mehdi Zana who was the mayor of Diyarbakır until the military coup d'état and a political prisoner after it. In 1991 she became the first"
"the court of Amsterdam. Later on he became an attorney (raadsheer) in the Provincial Court of South Holland. In that same year, he married his first cousin Marianne Cathérine jonkvrouw van Hogendorp. They had a number of children, including Dirk van Hogendorp jr. (1833-1857), who like his father studied at Leiden and became a lawyer, and Anna van Hogendorp (1841-1915), who became a Christian supporter of women's suffrage. Through his oldest daughter Caroline (1831-1913), he is a great-great-grandfather of Audrey Hepburn. In the summer of 1823 Dirk van Hogendorp travelled round the Netherlands on foot with his friend Jacob van"
"London, England, where she also spent her childhood. She attended Tolworth Girls' School in Surrey. She is of Latvian and Jewish ancestry. Her grandfather was Oscar Rabin, musician known for founding the Oscar Rabin Band. Her father also had a musical background, and had worked with Frank Sinatra. According to Rabin, she grew up listening to big band music, and ""when I first decided to learn an instrument I chose a clarinet and learned to play blues and jazz. My mum was also a semi-professional opera singer and she was always singing and I used to try and emulate her."""