Audrey Hepburn : A Biography
I know I can't hold Paris too responsible for the book being so dry (thus, the three out of two); he is, after all, a biographer and not a novelist. Still, the book reads like a lecture, and a bad one at that. Every so often there is a nice little glimpse of coyness by Paris, but it is quickly overshadowed by long sections of exposition that seem only marginally necessary for us to know about Hepburn's life.
I do think I learned a bit about her, which I dare say is the reason for anyone to read a bio, but I feel like many years of her life went by in a few flips of the page, which resulted in my not really getting to know her. That's silly and romantic, like anyone enraptured by Audrey's entire being, and I know she was elusive in life, a normal person outside of the lime; but, I missed the tenderness of good writing that would have made this book really good.
However, the passage of her death did almost make me cry; but that might just be
Audrey Hepburn: A Biography
From the moment she appeared on the American silver screen as a runaway princess in Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn was beloved by critics and audiences alike. From her childhood activism in the Dutch resistance movement during World War II, to her extensive film career, her charity work for UNICEF, and her roles as a wife, mother, and fashion icon, Audrey Hepburn's place in American cultural history is brought to life for a new generation of readers. Featuring illustrations, a timeline of events, a selected bibliography, and an appendix of Hepburn's film, stage, and TV appearances, this volume will appeal to students of American studies, American history, film, and popular culture.
A graceful and diminutive presence onscreen, Hepburn breathed life into some of the most iconic film roles in Hollywood history. To study her life is to study American fashion and culture, especially classic films of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Her story also illuminates the experience of everyday people living in Europe during World War II, and the possibilities of modern-day activism as exemplified in her work for UNICEF in the 80s and early 90s. From her childhood act
Audrey Hepburn
The most ambitious and personal account ever written about Hollywood's most gracious star-Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris is a "moving portrayal" (The New York Times Book Review) that truly captures the woman who captured our hearts
With the insights of family and friends who never before spoke to a Hepburn biographer-and never-before-published photographs-Paris has created an in-depth portrait of the actress, from her childhood in Nazi-occupied Europe, through her legendary career, and into her UN ambassadorship.
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