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Audrey Hepburn is all smiles while showing off her Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, on January 20, 1990

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Audrey Hepburn at Hidcote Manor, 1990

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Audrey Hepburn in the 1990s.

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Audrey on the streets of New York,1990

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“She smiled at the children and some of them came forward to stroke her arm and hold her hands as we walked through the village. To the side of the path, just ahead, a small girl sat by herself under the shade of a coconut tree. The little one caught Audrey’s attention and she asked ‘Why doesn’t she join the others?’. Walking over, Audrey knelt down and spoke with her. Then, picking her up, she hugged her close. The child’s legs, crippled by polio, dangled uselessly. Carrying the little one, Audrey walked towards us, her eyes filled with tears. None of the rest of us had taken notice of that child.” - Cole Dodge, UNICEF representative in Bangladesh.

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“I can testify to what UNICEF means to children, because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II. I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.”

“The ‘third world’ is a term I don’t like very much, because we’re all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.”

Later, Audrey would reflect about her work, saying, “During the past years I have traveled the world and seen these children, so many of them, leading lives of tremendous pain. And yet, they retain their sweetness and their patience; their eyes reflect a deeper understanding, and awareness that this is not as it should be.”

Never before in film history had so great a star lent herself so vigorously to such an urgent crusade. But the toll was enormous. “She suffered terribly inside,” said Elizabeth Taylor. When she saw the things she did in Somalia, “she didn’t reflect that to the children,” says Roger Moore. “She hid from them what was going on inside her. It doesn’t do to show a person who is suffering that you’re terriby upset by it.”

Rest in Peace, Audrey Kathleen Ruston (May 4th, 1929 - January 20th, 1993)

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Audrey photographed at Claridge’s in 1989. Audrey was in London to launch a UNICEF supermarket campaign to help starving children.

Speaking about her partner Robert Wolders Audrey said: “Rob is so great. We do everything together. What I do for UNICEF is a two man job. I would never dare go to all these places unless he was with me.”

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Audrey Hepburn, 1952, photo by Edward Quinn

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“I don’t think there was a soul who didn’t love her, and my husband [Blake Edwards] adored her too. I think I can honestly say if I hadn’t come into his life, she might have.”

-Julie Andrews on Audrey Hepburn at a recent Breakfast at Tiffany’s anniversary event (viaaudreyhepburnfacts)

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Audrey Hepburn photographed by David Seymour during rehearsals for the Funny Face, Paris, 1956. From Audrey Hepburn’s Personal Collection.

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Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy in Paris, May 12, 1982.

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Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart photographed on the location of “Sabrina”, circa 1953

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Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bill Avery in Malibu, 1956

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Oh, but Paris isn’t for changing planes, it’s… it’s for changing your outlook, for… for throwing open the windows and letting in… letting in la vie en rose.

Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina Fairchild, Sabrina (1954)

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“Unfortunately, people basically learn little from war. We needed each other so badly that we were kind, we hid each other, we gave each other something to eat. But when it was over, people were just the same — gossipy and mean.”

“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d invented it, because it is very true.”

“Not to live for the day, that would be materialistic — but to treasure the day. I realize that most of us live on the skin — on the surface — without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive at all.”

“My own life has been much more than a fairy tale. I’ve had my share of difficult moments, but whatever difficulties I’ve gone through, I’ve always gotten the prize at the end.”

“It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so don’t fuss, dear; get on with it.”

-Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

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Happy 87th Birthday, Audrey Kathleen Hepburn! ( May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993 )

Gregory Peck: She was scintillating in that first film, and was never anything less in Sabrina, Charade, Funny Face, Love in the Afternoon, My Fair Lady – in all those films she made with those other fellows. I think of Audrey as a “spunky lady”, as funny as she is beautiful, one of a rare breed in the tradition of Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy, Carole Lombard and Jean Arthur. However, “regal” is the best one word description of Audrey on the screen. She is is, was and will always be the most regal of screen actresses. There will never be a sequel to Roman Holiday, but without a doubt, the Princess went on to become a Queen.