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| Ultimate Fan   Joined: Jun 2007
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| Audrey Hepburn Apreciation#1.B/C She had Sophistication and Class like no other.  ____________________________________________ . . . .  Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 - 20 January 1993) was an iconic Academy Award-winning actress, fashion model and humanitarian. Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels, Belgium, she was the only child of John Victor Hepburn-Ruston, an Anglo Irish banker, and Baroness Ella van Heemstra, a Dutch aristocrat descended from French and English kings. Her father later appended the name Hepburn to his surname, and Audrey's surname became Hepburn-Ruston. She had two half-brothers, Alexander and Ian Quarles van Ufford, by her mother's first marriage to a Dutch nobleman. Audrey attended private schools in England and the Netherlands. Her mother was very strict and her father left the family when Audrey was young. She later called his abandonment the most traumatic moment of her life (years later she located her father and sent him money and wrote him many letters). After the 1935 divorce of her parents, she was living with her mother at Arnhem, Netherlands when the German invasion and occupation of World War II occurred. At that time she adopted the pseudonym Edda Van Heemstra, modifying her mother's documents to do so, because an "English- sounding" name was considered dangerous. This was never her legal name and this lead to a lot of confusion regarding Audrey's name and many biographies incorrectly state her birth name as Edda. As the war raged on Hepburn, and her family fought against the terrible conditions as best they could, but Audrey was not physically strong enough for her crumbling surroundings. Suffering from malnutrition, Audrey developed several health problems. She would stay in bed and read to take her mind off the hunger, and she danced ballet for groups of people to collect money for the underground movement. She resorted to digging up and eating tulip bulbs to survive the famine. The impact of these times would shape her life and values. After the war, Audrey and her mother moved to London, where she studied ballet, worked as a model, and in 1951, began acting in films, mostly in minor or supporting roles as Audrey Hepburn. Audrey was then offered a starring role opposite Gregory Peck in the Hollywood motion picture, Roman Holiday. Peck saw her star quality and insisted she share top billing. For her performance, she won the 1953 Academy Award for Best Actress. Years later, when asked by Barbara Walters what her favorite film was, Audrey answered without hesitation, Roman Holiday, because it was the one that made her a star. [....] Audrey had the reputation of being a humble, kind and charming person, who lived the philosophy of putting others before herself. She showed this side particularly towards the end of her life in her work for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). New Woman magazine called Audrey the most beautiful woman of all time, in a 2006 poll. She was ranked as the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. Read the rest of Audrey Hepburn's Biography HERE!  ..............................Always ….. 1989 ..............................Hap ..............................Love Among Thieves (TV movie) ….. 1987 ..............................Baroness Caroline DuLac ..............................They All Laughed ….. 1981 ..............................Angela Niotes ..............................Bloodline ….. 1979 ..............................Elizabeth Roffe ..............................Robin and Marian ….. 1976 ..............................Lady Marian ..............................Wait Until Dark ….. 1967 ..............................Susy Hendrix ..............................Two for the Road ….. 1967 ..............................Joanna Wallace ..............................How to Steal a Million ….. 1966 ..............................Nicole ..............................My Fair Lady ….. 1964 ..............................Eliza Doolittle ..............................Paris When It Sizzles ….. 1964 ..............................Gabrielle Simpson / Gaby ..............................Charade ….. 1963 ..............................Regina Lampert ..............................The Children's Hour ….. 1961 ..............................Karen Wright ..............................Breakfast at Tiffany's ….. 1961 ..............................SEE THE REST HERE  "For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." "I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." "I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it." "I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it." "If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough." "Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can't take it in all at once." "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" "Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others." "I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing."  10) Because of her love for people and animals. 9) Because she has acted with the greatest actors/actresses of all time. 8) Because of her enchanting talent and creativity. 7) Because she never compromised a good story for the sake of her name (The Children's Hour, anyone?) 6) Because of her effortless charm and grace. 5) Because of her eternal iconic status. 4) Because of her love of life. 3) Because of her charity work. 2) Because of her never wavering courage. 1) Because of her enormous heart.  .... 1)AudreyRose 2)Loyal Audrey Fans_ 3)Amy Lee__ 4)xXxCaycexXx 5)Miss_Leonie 6)AshleyInWonderland 7)GuyanaBelle 8)varjak-golightly 9)gregluver07 10)withlover23x 11)forbiddenFruit23 12)Laurengraham 13)-Tina- 14)SergeantPepper 15)JDP 16)chasin'thewind 17)Chelbh 18)starslightup 19)KnottySugar 21)Renée_xoxo 22)Pasadora ~ Thanks for the gorgeous new opening post, AudreyRose.  __________________ I knew the pathway like the back of my hand Last edited by NikNak; 06-27-2011 at 11:37 AM. | |||
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| Ultimate Fan Joined: Jun 2007
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| Hey, I made this thread without relaising there was already one out there. Maybe we could use this one as her next apreciation thread? or maybe as a change we could use it now? i really hope it doesn't have to close, but i will understand if thats what has to happen i hope you like it though it took me a while to make..Amy x __________________ I knew the pathway like the back of my hand | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Oct 2006
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| OMG Amy this is beatiful! its a lovely thread and i hope we get to use it . thanks for all your hard work, if we get to use it i'll defo be joining It does audrey justice!__________________ Icon: Ghost.Of.YouI'll write your name in bullets so you're the last thing through my head. | |||
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| Elite Fan  Joined: Sep 2005
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| awww, great thread now i thought we already had a thread for her??  where did that go??  | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 10,243
| This will be the official Audrey Thread on FF. Have fun! __________________ Nikki Heat made my Icon | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 14,852
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I think the problem was it was just you and I posting and then we both stopped. I actually forgot about Audrey's thread!  Yay for the new and improved thread, though!  Leonie posted a beautiful banner on the old thread (page 5). Maybe it can be added to the opening?__________________
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| Master Fan Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 21,476
| wow that is a great banner. well done. im sure Amy will add it to the opening thread Audrey hepburn is an amazing actress Its good this is now the official thread, it looks great! we should try n get her a board. she deserves it __________________ Icon: Ghost.Of.YouI'll write your name in bullets so you're the last thing through my head. | |||
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| Ultimate Fan Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 8,664
| sure i'll add it to the opening . the more fanart/pics the better!I'm glad you guys like it. Audrey was an amazing woman yesterday i brought an audrey hepburn badge i was so happy when i found it! its a small one with a pic from breakfast at tiffany's.i'm also adding more Audrey quotes to the opening . and i'll make a list of fans too, i'll add all of you guys.Whats your favourite Audrey movie? __________________ I knew the pathway like the back of my hand | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 14,852
| Oh, gosh! Well, my favorite is Breakfast at Tiffany's hands down. It's also one of my favorite movies, if not my favorite!!! It's my first Audrey movie, so it has sentimental value, but I just think she was amazing in it. I think I just found it incredibly classy how she carried herself in the movie. Posted this on the old thread and I didn't want to have to say it all over again! Quote:
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| Ultimate Fan Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 8,664
| thanks heaps! whats your names btw? I totally agree with you! That movie is definitley one of my fave audrey movies, if not my fave out of every other movie too. You said it all so perfectly in the quote. she did need saving, but silently. She did have an act and i wonder if she would have been able to keep it all going. i love it, and also My fair lady is definitley a keeper for me! i jut love the whole thing, the songs are so catchy and it has a great story line. I agree with you also about Audrey being subtle in her beauty, she didn't need to try hard at all, her inner beauty shone through and make her look perfect. she seems like she was such a lovely person and cared so much for other people, i think thats why alot of people found it easy to be around her. I'm going to a party tonight and i'm going to wear my lil' Audrey Hepburn badge i think shes such an inspiration, i would love to be like her, even in the smallest of ways, like her need to help others.I've just added ALOT more quotes I added about 10 quotes by Audrey, there up the top of the quotes, and also alot of quotes about her, there down the bottom more. tell me if you think they're too much.I LOVE LOVE LOVE the graphic! It makes the opening so much better! i love it, thanks! I love your Avvie AshleyInWonderland! __________________ I knew the pathway like the back of my hand Last edited by Amy Lee__; 10-07-2007 at 09:01 PM. | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 21,476
| OMG amy the OP looks amazing,i love the banner that Leonie made __________________ Icon: Ghost.Of.YouI'll write your name in bullets so you're the last thing through my head. | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 14,852
| You can call me Steph! I agree with everything you said and My Fair Lady is another classic Audrey movie!  I haven't seen it in so long, though! I only own Roman Holiday, Sabrina, and Breakfast at Tiffany's so far.Those Audrey quotes are amazing and I love the ones that are about her, especially the ones from Gregory Peck. By the way, I do find her inspirational, too, and that's really cute that you're wear an Audrey badge. __________________
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| Ultimate Fan Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 8,664
| hey Steph, I'm Amy btw incase you didn't know that already.I'm glad you guys like the opening post. i think it looks really good. I was thinking it would be good if maybe we could post pics of ourselves, cuz it'd be good to see all of the Audrey fans, tell me what you guys think i was also thinking, should we have reasons in the OP? like reasons why we're her fans? youse can think of some if youse like. Amy x __________________ I knew the pathway like the back of my hand | |||
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