Actress and model Audrey Kathleen Ruston, known to us as Audrey Hepburn, received the "Oscar" for best actress in the film, 1953's "Roman holiday", and nominated four times in 1954, 1959, 1961 and 1967.on may 4, 1929
In Brussels she was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston. She was the only child of John Victor Ruston (John Victor Ruston) and Baroness Ella van Heemstra (Ella van Heemstra), a Dutch aristocrat, in the genus of which were French nobles and the English monarchs (in particular, king Edward III). John Ruston biographers Hepburn was called the Anglo-Irish banker, but he was neither Irish nor a banker. He later added the name Hepburn (Hepburn) to his surname, and surname Audrey became Hepburn-Ruston. Audrey had two half-brothers: Alexander and Jan van Ufford from the first marriage of her mother with the Dutch aristocrat Hendrik van Afforda.
Hepburn attended private schools in England and the Netherlands. Her mother was a strict woman, the father was more good-natured, so the girl chose him. He left the family when Audrey was still a child. Later she will call his care the most painful moment in my life. Many years later, with the help of the red cross, she found her father in Dublin and supported him financially until his death.
1935 After his parents ' divorce Hepburn lived with his mother in Arnhem (the Netherlands), the outbreak of the Second world war came during the German occupation. At this time, she adopted the alias Edda van Heemstra, by modifying documents his mother (Ella van Heemstra), because "English" name was considered dangerous. This invention was so successful that many believed, and believe still, that this name (Edda van Heemstra) is the real name of Audrey Hepburn. The final point in this question is an official document - metric Audrey Kathleen Ruston.
Winter 1944 Observed acute food shortages (t. n. "hunger winter". Without heat and food to residents of the Netherlands starved, some were frozen to death on the streets. Arnhem was abandoned during the allied bombing. My uncle and cousin mother Audrey were executed for participation in the Resistance movement. Her brother was in a German concentration camp. As a result of malnutrition Audrey Hepburn had a number of health problems. She lay in bed and read, trying to forget about hunger. She performed ballet rooms, to raise funds for the underground. These times were not so bad, and she was able to enjoy the bright periods of childhood. In 1992, Hepburn said in an interview: "as long as the child has a certain minimum, he's perfectly happy. I remember that we had a lot of fun. We did not sit on the floor and crying for five consecutive years. Of course, hung the shadow of fear and repression, and terrible things..." Stories about how she and her family ate Tulip bulbs to survive, greatly exaggerated. Tulip bulbs were used to obtain flour from which they baked cakes and biscuits.
From malnutrition Audrey developed anemia, a disease of the respiratory system and puffiness. Depression, which she suffered in later years, also probably was the result of the experienced hunger.
1954 Start playing at radio UNICEF, as UNICEF has saved in her early youth, she later wished to repay that debt.
1945 After the war, Hepburn ends aramsco Conservatory and moved to Amsterdam, where she and her mother worked as a nurse in the house of veterans.
1946 In parallel with the work Hepburn takes ballet lessons at Sony Haskell.
1948 Audrey arrives in London and takes dance lessons at the famed Marie Rambert, teacher Vaslav Nijinsky, one of the greatest dancers in history. Probably Hepburn asked Rampart about their prospects in the ballet. Rampart assured her that she can continue to work and will have success as a ballerina, but her height (about 1 m 70 cm) in combination with chronic malnutrition during the war will not allow it to become a prima ballerina. Hepburn listened to the opinions of the teacher and decided to devote himself to dramatic art career, in which she at least had a chance to succeed. When Audrey became a star, Marie Rambert said in an interview: "She was a wonderful student. If she continued to do ballet, it would have been an outstanding ballerina".[10] unfortunately, the mother Hepburn worked on humiliating for the honourable conditions to support the family. Audrey had to make money for itself, and career of the actress seemed the most natural solution.
1948 Her acting career began with the educational film "the Dutch in seven lessons. Then she played in the musical theatre in such productions as High Button Shoes and Sauce Piquante. The first proper feature film for Hepburn became a British film "One Wild Oat" in which she played a girl receptionist at the hotel. She played several minor and episodic roles in such films as "Stories young wives", "Laughter in Paradise", "the Gang of Lavender hill" and "Child Monte Carlo".
1951 First major role Audrey Hepburn in the movie took in the movie "The Secret People", in which she played a dancer. Audrey studied ballet since childhood and has won the approval of critics due to his talent, which she showed in the movie. However, teachers believed it to be "too high" for professional dancers, because with its growth it was higher than many dancers men.
November 24, 1951 Premiered Brodnicki production of "Gigi" in which Hepburn was approved for the lead role. Argue that the play's author Sidonie Colette, first saw Hepburn, allegedly said "Voila! Here is our Gigi! ". Audrey won the Theatre World Award for this role. The piece itself half a year was a success in new York.
1953
Audrey Hepburn starred in the film "Roman holiday" with Gregory peck. Initially it was planned to place the name of Peck in large letters above the title of the film, and at the bottom to ascribe the name of Audrey Hepburn. Peck called my agent and made to the name Hepburn was printed as his own, because he was already predicted that Hepburn will get an Oscar for this role.
1953 The actress received the award for best actress (Academy Award for Best Actress). There were rumors about the affair between her and peck, but both categorically denied such allegations. Hepburn, however, added: "she needed to be a little in love with their partner and Vice versa. If you are going to portray love, you have to feel it. Otherwise you will not succeed. But not necessarily to take it outside scene".
1954 After "Roman holiday" Hepburn starred in the film "Sabrina" with Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. With the latter she even started an affair. Audrey hoped to marry him and have children. She broke her relationship with Holden when he confessed to her that I had a vasectomy.
1954 Audrey returned to the stage in the role of a mermaid in the play "Ondine", where her partner was Mel Ferrer, whom she in the same year she got married. For his role in "Ondine" Hepburn won the Tony award for best actress in 1954. This award received just six weeks after Oscar, has strengthened its reputation as an actress, as a cinema and theatre. By the mid 50's Hepburn also became recognized as a trendsetter. Her appearance in the gamine style and widespread sense of chic had a lot of admirers and imitators.
Becoming one of the most popular lures for the viewer, Audrey Hepburn starred with other leading actors such as Fred Astaire in "Funny face", Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper in Love in the afternoon", George Peppercom in "Breakfast at Tiffany's", Cary Grant in enthusiastically adopted by the criticism hit "Charade", Rex Harrison in "My fair lady, Peter O Tulum in "How to steal a million" and Sean Connery in the movie "Robin and Marian". Many of her stage partners later became her friends. Rex Harrison called Audrey to his beloved partner. Cary Grant loved to spoil her, and once said: "all I wanted as a gift for Christmas, is to star in another movie with Audrey Hepburn".
Gregory peck became her friend for life. After the death Hepburn peck went on camera and with tears in her voice she read her favorite poem, "Unending Love" ("Eternal Love"). Some people thought that Humphrey Bogart didn't get along with Hepburn, but it is not true. Bogart got along with her better than anyone else on stage. Later, Hepburn said, "Sometimes it is the so-called "tough guys" prove to be the most soft-hearted, such as Bogart was with me".
1961 Audrey played the role of Holly Golightly in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The image of her heroine has become one of the most iconic images of American cinema of the twentieth century. Hepburn called this the role of "the jazz in his career". When asked what was the complexity of this role, Hepburn said, "I'm an introvert. Play girl-of extrovert was the most complicated thing I've ever done". On the set she was wearing a very stylish clothes (including the famous "little black dress" became, after the release of the film on the screens real hit), which she created in collaboration with Givenchy, and added whited ground strands of his brown hair. Found so style it has retained and outside shooting. Friendship with Givenchy actress has carried through his life, becoming his regular client. Her first fragrance, L'interdit Hubert dedicated Audrey.
1964 Hepburn starred in the musical "My fair lady", the appearance of which was waiting impatiently, worthy of "Gone with the wind". Hepburn was chosen for the role of Eliza Doolittle instead of Julie Andrews, who had played the role on Broadway. The decision not to invite Andrews was taken before Hepburn was approved for the role. Originally Hepburn declined the offer and asked Jack Warner to give the role of Andrews, but when she was told that the rent will be either her or Elizabeth Taylor, she agreed. According to the article in the Soundstage magazine, "everyone agreed that if Julie Andrews will not be in the film, Audrey Hepburn is a great choice." By the way, Julie Andrews had to play "Mary Poppins", the film, which came out the same year as "My fair lady".
Hepburn has recorded vocals for the role, but later professional singer Marni Nixon quail all her songs. They say that Hepburn in anger left shooting once told her about it. The next day she returned with apologies. Film recording some songs in Hepburn still exist and have been included in documentaries and DVD version of the film. Some vocal numbers by Hepburn still remained in the film. It's "Just You Wait" and excerpts from "I Could Have Danced All Night".
1967 After fifteen highly successful years in film, Hepburn starred from case to case. After divorcing her first husband Chalk Ferrer she was married to Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti, bore a second son of the Hatch and moved to Italy. The pregnancy was hard and required almost constant compliance with bed rest. In the early 70-ies in Italy increased activity of the terrorists of the red Army, and Audrey is diluted with Dotti.
1976
Audrey Heburn trying to get back into film, starring with Sean Connery in the movie "Robin and Marian". The film received moderate recognition, far from the ordinary high estimates films with the participation of Hepburn. To the surprise of others, Audrey rejected seemed clearly written under it the role of the former ballerina in The Turning Point (this role has received the Shirley poppy lane, and a successful film cemented her career). Hepburn later said that the most she regrets that rejected this role.
1979 Hepburn had made another attempt to return, starring in "Blood ties". Books by Sheldon were so popular that his name was included in the title of the film, and it was evidently forced Hepburn is considered that the film is doomed to success. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Critics, even those who were fans of Hepburn, couldn't recommend the film, in view of the apparent banality of the material.
The last major role Hepburn in the movie was paired with her new hobby Ben Gazzara in modern Comedy, "They all laughed", small, stylish and bright the picture - this room at the end for Hepburn - shot by Peter Bogdanovich. The film was a success with critics, but was marred by the brutal murder of one of its stars - girlfriend Bogdanovich Dorothy Stratten.
1987
Hepburn starred with Robert Wagner in an ironic detective film "Love among thieves", which borrowed elements from some of her famous films, in particular of "Charades" and "How to steal a million". The film enjoyed moderate success, and Hepburn herself claimed to have taken part in it for fun.
August 1988 Hepburn went to Turkey to participate in immunization campaigns. She called Turkey the most striking example of UNICEF. Upon her return, she said: "the Army gave us a truck, fishmongers gave the cars for the vaccine, and as soon as the date was assigned, it took only 10 days to vaccinate the whole country. Nice".
October of the same year, Hepburn went to South America, where he visited Venezuela and Ecuador. Hepburn said, "I saw how tiny mountain communities, slums and unplanned human settlements by some miracle was the first time the water system, and this miracle was UNICEF. I've seen children built their own schools of brick and cement, provided by UNICEF".
1989 The last role Hepburn in the movie, the so-called cameo, was the role of the angel in Steven Spielberg's "Always".
February 1989
Hepburn made a trip to Central America and met with the heads of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In April within the mission "Operation lifeline" she, along with Robert Walterson visited Sudan. Because of the civil war food from humanitarian aid was not received. The purpose of the mission was to deliver food in South Sudan.
September 1992 Four months before the death of the actress visited Somalia.
During your stay in Somalia, she started having unbearable pain in the abdomen. Audrey said nothing to anyone, to accompany not decide immediately to curtail the trip. To the doctor she asked, just back from Africa. The doctor said the cancer.
1992 U.S. President George W. Bush awarded her the presidential medal of freedom in recognition of her work in the framework of UNICEF, and the American Film Academy awarded her a Humanitarian Award. Jean Hersholt for her help humanity. This prize was awarded posthumously and handed her son.
January 20, 1993 Audrey Hepburn died in the small Swiss town of Tolochenaz near Lausanne.
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