Early life
Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston or Edda Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston, was born in Brussels, Belgium on May 4, 1929. As a young child Hepburn’s family moved often to a variety of countries, due to this constant move she learned five languages including English, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish. In England, Hepburn’s parents collected donations for The British Union of Fascists. Joseph Hepburn, father of Audrey Hepburn, left his family and moved to London, England. This abrupt change in her life she regarded as "the most traumatic event of my life". She had an education at a small school located in Elham, England in the county of Kent.
WWII
During WWII the Hepburn family moved to the Netherlands in hope that the country would remain neutral through the war. To avoid the danger of an “English sounding name Audrey went by Edda van Heemstra. She attended a boarding school at started learning ballet, which she was exceptionally good at. In German occupied Netherlands Audrey’s uncle was executed as punishment for a resistance movement interfering with Nazi plans. One of her brothers was shipped to a German labor camp while her other brother went into hiding to avoid the same fate. Around 1944 Hepburn and her family were living with her grandfather and Audrey continued to do what ever she …show more content…
Hepburn tragically suffered four miscarriages in this marriage, after she had two she gave birth to a son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer on July 17,1960, and then suffered two more after. Hepburn and Ferrer divorced in 1968 14 years after their marriage. In June of 1968 she met her future husband Andrea Dotti and were married on January 18, 1969. Hepburn and Dotti had a son together, Luca born in 1969. Audrey’s desire for a third child was uprooted when she had another miscarriage. The two divorced in 1982 and Hepburn would spend the rest of her life unmarried with Robert
Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston or Edda Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston, was born in Brussels, Belgium on May 4, 1929. As a young child Hepburn’s family moved often to a variety of countries, due to this constant move she learned five languages including English, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish. In England, Hepburn’s parents collected donations for The British Union of Fascists. Joseph Hepburn, father of Audrey Hepburn, left his family and moved to London, England. This abrupt change in her life she regarded as "the most traumatic event of my life". She had an education at a small school located in Elham, England in the county of Kent.
WWII
During WWII the Hepburn family moved to the Netherlands in hope that the country would remain neutral through the war. To avoid the danger of an “English sounding name Audrey went by Edda van Heemstra. She attended a boarding school at started learning ballet, which she was exceptionally good at. In German occupied Netherlands Audrey’s uncle was executed as punishment for a resistance movement interfering with Nazi plans. One of her brothers was shipped to a German labor camp while her other brother went into hiding to avoid the same fate. Around 1944 Hepburn and her family were living with her grandfather and Audrey continued to do what ever she …show more content…
Hepburn tragically suffered four miscarriages in this marriage, after she had two she gave birth to a son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer on July 17,1960, and then suffered two more after. Hepburn and Ferrer divorced in 1968 14 years after their marriage. In June of 1968 she met her future husband Andrea Dotti and were married on January 18, 1969. Hepburn and Dotti had a son together, Luca born in 1969. Audrey’s desire for a third child was uprooted when she had another miscarriage. The two divorced in 1982 and Hepburn would spend the rest of her life unmarried with Robert