Biographies

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Doris Leuthard Hans Rudolf Merz Pascal Couchepin Jean-Claude Biver Boris Becker Alain Prost Karim Agha Khan IV Agha Khan Sadruddin Audrey Hepburn Isabelle Adjani Otto Beisheim Coco Chanel Isabelle Eberhardt Scott Fitzgerlad Ernest Hemingway

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Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium on May 4th, 1929. She came from a wealthy family. But, her parents soon divorced and Audrey moved with her mother, to London England. She attended a private girl’s school while there. Her mother moved to the Netherlands but Audrey stayed at the private girl’s school. Later, Audrey and her mother went on vacation together to Arnhem, Holland. While there, Hitler attacked the town causing her and many others to struggle with starvation and malnutrition. After being set free Audrey received a scholarship to a ballet school and then later started a career in modeling. She enjoyed modeling and felt that she had finally found a career perfect for her. The producer of the film __Dutch in Seven Lessons__ had seen Audrey modeling and she was signed to a part in the movie. Following her first movie she received another speaking role in the movie __Young Wives’ Tale.__ Following these two movies Audrey realized she wanted a bigger part in movies, so she went to America in hope of better opportunities. During her time in America, Audrey gained much fame and an Oscar for Best Actress from her role in the movie __Roman Holiday__. Four movies and two academy nominations later Audrey starred as Holly Golightly in the movie __Breakfast at Tiffany’s__. This role in the film also won her another nomination. Audrey later moved to Switzerland where she lived for thirty years. She felt that this was a good place to raise her sons away from paparazzi. Audrey took a ten year break from movies to be with her husband, actor Mel Ferrer and her son, Sean in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. But after rumors of affairs the two divorced in 1968. After meeting Psychologist, Andrea Dotti they married and had a son, Luca. They were married for thirteen years and then divorced. Soon after, Audrey met another actor, Robert Wolders and they spent the rest of their lives together. During the last five years of her life she became an ambassador for UNICEF after experiencing starvation herself. She visited fifty or more impoverished places for UNICEF including Sudan, Somalia, and El Salvador. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 at age 63 in Tolochanaz from cancer of the appendix. After her death, her family founded the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund, collecting donations for schools in Africa. In 1996 the Audrey Hepburn pavilion opened a schoolhouse in Tolochenaz. Audrey Hepburn’s last film was the 1989 movie __Always__.

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