Books
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

see page history

Description edit see section history

Her name is synonymous with elegance, style and grace. Over the course of her extraordinary life and career, Audrey Hepburn captured hearts around the world and created a public image that stands as one of the most recognizable and beloved in recent memory. But despite her international fame... read more

Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

Quotes edit see section history

  • “If an actress is popular... people want to know about her, to feel they know her. And sometimes that can be very touching. But we must be allowed to have our own lives. In Hollywood, it is terrible-they expect you to be their slave; you have to be ready to do anything for them, at any time, not just when your making a picture.”
    Valentinea Cortese
  • “Marriage is like signing a long-term contract. Unless you know your innermost thoughts, you can't give yourself to anyone. I'm still learning about myself... I don't know lots of things yet, but I will. That's why I dont want to be tied down to one spot, or even to one man.”
    Audrey Hepburn
  • “There was enormous pressure on her, from the press and from Mel, And despite the praise and affection showered on her, there was a subtext of unhappiness in her life.”
    Marian Seldes
  • Popular Highlights from Kindle Customers
  • “I became a rather moody child, quiet and reticent, and I liked to be by myself a great deal. I seemed to need a great deal of understanding.”
    Highlighted by 3 Kindle customers

First Sentence edit see section history

There had been bright sunshine when they left the English shore, but midway across the Channel, dark clouds swept overhead, and the wind had shifted from breezy to almost gale force.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Acknowledgments

Part One
FIRST STEPS (1929-1950)

Part Two
CELEBRITY (1951-1956)

Part Three
ACHIEVEMENT (1957-1970)

Part Four
ENCHANTMENT (1971-1993)

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Donald Spoto (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harmony
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0307237583
Page Count: 368

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PN2287.H43 S66 2006
  • Dewey: 791.43028092

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • How to Be Lovely
  • Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures
  • Audrey
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • Joan Crawford: the Biography
  • High Society
  • The Dark Side of Genius
  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

We’re hiding the errata, awards, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.