Audrey Hepburn – A Film Bluffers Guide
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, erm…
Audrey Hepburn is famous for her outstanding beauty, charm and elegance - whether she’s playing a cockney flower-seller or a European princess. However, can you actually name more than two or three of her films?
Here’s a bluffer’s guide to the screen career of the one and only Ms Hepburn, plus some trivia points to get you by at dinner parties or even during visits to famous New York department stores.
Roman Holiday (1953)
Princess Ann – no, not that one – tired of her regal duties, runs away to – yes, you’ve guessed it, Rome. Once there she befriends an American (Gregory Peck) not knowing he is in fact a hack, ill-bent on securing a story.
Busman’s Holiday
The daughter of a Dutch Baroness, Audrey Hepburn was ideal casting for the part of a runaway princess in the film Roman Holiday. Similarly her early work as a model stood her in good stead for the part of a reluctant clothes horse in Funny Face.
My Fair Lady (1964)
Professor Higgins (Rex Harrison) makes a bet that he can pass a poor flower girl off as a member of high society.
Accustomed to her face
Hepburn wasn’t the first choice for the role of Eliza Doolittle. Top of the list was stage Eliza, Julie Andrews, but her lack of film clout meant she wasn’t offered the part. The fact that Hepburn’s singing was later re-dubbed - by Marni Nixon - may have offered Andrews a touch of cold comfort.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Socialite and escort, Holly Golightly is looking for a rich husband but falls for a writer and kept man (whom she calls ‘Fred’) who moves into her New York apartment block.
Dog’s Breakfast
Hepburn is probably one of the Silver Screens most famous cat owners, thanks to her role in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but off screen she was more of a dog person and owned a Yorkshire terrier called Mr Famous. The pooch appeared with her in a scene in Funny Face.
Funny Face (1957)
The worlds of Gershwin and Givenchy collide in this story of a wannabe beatnik who agrees to turn model in order to fund her Paris travels and mix with her idols.
Thank Heavens
Hepburn was much more fortunate with this foray into musicals – it’s actually her voice you hear during the show’s musical numbers. She may have regretted taking on the role, however, as it meant turning down Gigi – which was a much bigger hit.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, erm…
Audrey Hepburn is famous for her outstanding beauty, charm and elegance - whether she’s playing a cockney flower-seller or a European princess. However, can you actually name more than two or three of her films?
Here’s a bluffer’s guide to the screen career of the one and only Ms Hepburn, plus some trivia points to get you by at dinner parties or even during visits to famous New York department stores.
Roman Holiday (1953)
Princess Ann – no, not that one – tired of her regal duties, runs away to – yes, you’ve guessed it, Rome. Once there she befriends an American (Gregory Peck) not knowing he is in fact a hack, ill-bent on securing a story.
Busman’s Holiday
The daughter of a Dutch Baroness, Audrey Hepburn was ideal casting for the part of a runaway princess in the film Roman Holiday. Similarly her early work as a model stood her in good stead for the part of a reluctant clothes horse in Funny Face.
My Fair Lady (1964)
Professor Higgins (Rex Harrison) makes a bet that he can pass a poor flower girl off as a member of high society.
Accustomed to her face
Hepburn wasn’t the first choice for the role of Eliza Doolittle. Top of the list was stage Eliza, Julie Andrews, but her lack of film clout meant she wasn’t offered the part. The fact that Hepburn’s singing was later re-dubbed - by Marni Nixon - may have offered Andrews a touch of cold comfort.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Socialite and escort, Holly Golightly is looking for a rich husband but falls for a writer and kept man (whom she calls ‘Fred’) who moves into her New York apartment block.
Dog’s Breakfast
Hepburn is probably one of the Silver Screens most famous cat owners, thanks to her role in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but off screen she was more of a dog person and owned a Yorkshire terrier called Mr Famous. The pooch appeared with her in a scene in Funny Face.
Funny Face (1957)
The worlds of Gershwin and Givenchy collide in this story of a wannabe beatnik who agrees to turn model in order to fund her Paris travels and mix with her idols.
Thank Heavens
Hepburn was much more fortunate with this foray into musicals – it’s actually her voice you hear during the show’s musical numbers. She may have regretted taking on the role, however, as it meant turning down Gigi – which was a much bigger hit.
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