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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Audrey Hepburn
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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Audrey Hepburn
AUDREY HEPBURN
Awarded by
President George Bush
December 11, 1992
As a gifted actress, Audrey Hepburn captured the hearts of millions. Yet she has a most profound effect on young people who will never know her as a princess in "Roman Holiday," as a model in "Funny Face," or as the woman in black in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." With a passion that rivals her beauty, Audrey Hepburn is a tireless worker and a devoted Special Ambassador for the United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund. America is proud to honor Audrey Hepburn, a star whose light is reflected not only on movie screens but in the bright smiles of children around the world.
Biography
Audrey Hepburn 1929 - 1993
"God kissed Audrey on the cheek, and there she was."
Audrey Hepburn personified sophistication, class, and glamour. At the same time, she was a supremely unpretentious and compassionate person. Her performance in Roman Holiday, her first starring role, won her an Oscar and forever established her in the world's consciousness as the epitome of gentle grace and nobility, tempered with an endearing gamine gawkiness and innocence.
In her later years, she worked tirelessly in support of the fight against worldwide hunger through UNICEF. It was indeed a great loss for all of us the day she died, at the young age of 63, of colon cancer in 1993. The world is far poorer for her loss, but, as Elizabeth Taylor is supposed to have said, "God has the most beautiful new angel."
Audrey Hepburn began acting in 1948 in the film Nederlands in 7 lessen. Hepburn's career spanned over 4 decades and included over 30 films.
Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1929 to a UK banker and a Dutch Baroness. Hepburn lived in London, then moved with her mother to Arnhem, Holland after her parents divorced. Arnhem was soon taken by Hitler's army. During this time Hepburn suffered health problems including malnutrition.
Audrey Hepburn's career blossomed in the early 1950s with films such as Monte Carlo Baby and Roman Holiday.
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