Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) was a British actress and humanitarian, born in Brussels, who became known for elegance on screen and compassion off it. She spent her teenage years in the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II, an experience of hunger and hardship that shaped her lifelong concern for children. Trained in ballet, she turned to acting, and her first starring role in a Hollywood film, Roman Holiday (1953), earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Sabrina, The Nun's Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady followed, admired for their warmth and charm. From 1988 she devoted herself to the work of UNICEF, serving as a Goodwill Ambassador and traveling to Ethiopia, Somalia and other countries in need. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992, and her life continues to link artistic grace with service to others.
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Screen Legends of Classic Hollywood
Each was named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of classic American cinema. Clark Gable starred in Gone with the Wind (1939), and John Wayne defined the Western from Stagecoach (1939) onward. Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award for Roman Holiday (1953) opposite Gregory Peck and starred with Cary Grant in Charade (1963). Marilyn Monroe, a leading comedic star of the 1950s, made her last completed film, The Misfits (1961), with Gable.
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