Audrey
Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembers by Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Book Description: In an era of Hollywood icons, no star shined
brighter than Audrey Hepburn. Her charm, her grace, her frail humanity
and, of course, that stunning face delighted moviegoers across the world.
On-screen and onstage she dazzled millions as Gigi, Eliza Doolittle and
Holly Golightly. But to her son Sean she was simply "Mummy."
In the first insider portrait of Audrey Hepburn, Sean Hepburn Ferrer
offers an intimate glimpse into the life of Hollywood's most celebrated
actress. In this emotional and candid memoir, Sean tells his mother's remarkable
story, from her childhood in war-torn Holland to the height of her fame
to her autumn years far from the camera and the crush of the paparazzi.
It is a rare look at Audrey not from the photographer's lens, but through
the eyes of the son who adored her.
Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit features nearly three hundred photographs,
documents and artwork by Audrey herself, many of which have previously
been unavailable. In this unprecedented memoir, Sean Hepburn Ferrer remembers
the actress the world adored as only a son can.
More than a Hollywood biography, Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit is
about the relationship between a son and his mother. Sean introduces us
to an Audrey who was as profoundly sad as she was beautiful. Helpless to
change the cruelties of the world and powerless against her own insecurities,
Audrey was a devoted mother to Sean -- "my best friend," he calls her --
and his brother, Luca. And when they were older, they were proud to see
their mother use her fame to help the children of the world who were in
need. As the spokeswoman for UNICEF, Audrey brought worldwide attention
to the tragic lives of millions of impoverished children.
Hardcover from Atria Books
Book Published: 28 October, 2003
Audrey
Style by Pamela Keogh Clarke, Hubert de Givenchy
Hardcover from HarperCollins
Book Published: May, 1999
Audrey
Hepburn by Barry Paris
Paperback from Berkley Pub Group
Book Published: 04 September, 2001
Audrey
Hepburn: An Intimate Collection by Bob Willoughby
Book Description: In his distinguished career as Hollywood photographer,
Bob Willoughby has taken some of the benchmark photos of Marilyn Monroe,
Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda but he's unequivocal about who was his
favorite subject: Edda van Heemstra Helpburn-Ruston, also know as Audrey
Hepburn. Willoughby was called in to shoot a new starlet one morning in
'53. It was a humdrum commission for the regular studio portraitist now
credited with having virtually invented the photojournalistic motion picture
still, but when he met the Belgian beauty, Willoughby was enraptured. "She
took my hand like...well a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that
God designed to melt mortal men's hearts, " he recalls. As Hepburn's career
soared upwards following her US debut in Roman Holiday, Willoughby became
a trusted friend, framing her working and home life. His historic, perfectionist,
tender photographs seek out the main facets of Hepburn's beauty and elegance
as she progresses from her debut to the career high of My Fair Lady in
'63. Willoughby's studies, showing her on set, preparing for a scene, interacting
with actors and directors and returning to her private self, comprise one
of photography's great platonic love affairs and an unrivalled record of
one of last century's touchstone beauties.
Paperback from Vision on
Book Published: 25 May, 2002
