- Hardcover
- 352
- Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn
- Donald Spoto
- English
- 20 August 2019
- 9780739474792
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CHARACTERS Ì Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERS CHARACTERS ¸ IBCTHAI.CO ✓ Donald Spoto Her name is synonymous with elegance style and grace Over the course of her extraordinary life and career Audrey Hepburn captured hearts around the world and created a public image that stands as one of the most recognizable and beloved in recent memory But despite her international fame and her tireless efforts on behalf of UNICEF Audrey was also known for her intense privacy With unprecedented access to studio archives friends and colleagues who knew and loved Audrey bestselling author Donald Spoto provides an intimate and moving account of this beautiful elusive and talented woman Tracing her astonishing rise to stardom from her harrowing childhood in Nazi controlled Holland during World War II to her years as a struggling ballet dancer in London and her Tony Award winning Broadway debut in Gigi Spoto illuminates the origins of Audrey's tenacious spirit and fiercely passionate nature She would go on to star in some of the most popular movies of the twentieth. Love love love Audrey however this book was just middle of the road for me Somewhat repetitious too I would have liked to have read the actual critics reviews instead of just this author s opinion of her movies I would have preferred him to be factual instead of opinionated throughout For instance what was Audrey s reaction to Julie Andrews uip in her acceptance speech at the 1964 Oscars thanking Jack Warner He chose not to cast Andrews who originated the role on stage but Hepburn in My Fair Lady leaving Andrews open to take the role of Mary Poppins for which she won an Oscar Audrey was not even nominated She also originally refused the offer advising Warner to cast Andrews Surely she laughed too Right It was interesting and appalling to see the salary difference in actresses and actors in that era Audrey received 11914 for her role in Sabrina William Holden 80000 Humphrey Bogart 200000In addition on Ms Hepburn s work with UNICEF would have been great He would also skip a whole decade here or there I was also disappointed in the photo selections so I posted some that I like but were not in the book The book had such an overshadowing of sadness to it allfrom her choice in men to her mother not being able to tell her she loved her to her absent father to her five miscarriagesto her many affairs something I don t get from her pictures at all proving I guess that she was uite the actress She was such an icon of class elegance style grace and gentle strength Jardins des Tuileries 1956 Audrey Hepburn sporting a black turtleneck in Funny Face 1957 Audrey Hepburn with William Holden in Sabrina 1954 She s wearing the exuisite Givenchy gown for which he received no credit but certainly helped Edith Head win her Oscar Audrey Hepburn publicity shot for Breakfast at Tiffany s 1961 Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady 1964 Audrey Hepburn Somalia 1992 UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador The Windmill of Nowhere Crackers life and career Audrey Hepburn captured hearts around the world and created a public image that stands as one of the most recognizable and beloved in recent memory But despite her international fame and her tireless efforts on behalf of UNICEF Audrey was also known for her intense privacy With unprecedented access to studio archives friends and colleagues who knew and Flappers and Philosophers loved Audrey bestselling author Donald Spoto provides an intimate and moving account of this beautiful elusive and talented woman Tracing her astonishing rise to stardom from her harrowing childhood in Nazi controlled Holland during World War II to her years as a struggling ballet dancer in London and her Tony Award winning Broadway debut in Gigi Spoto illuminates the origins of Audrey's tenacious spirit and fiercely passionate nature She would go on to star in some of the most popular movies of the twentieth. Love Ozzy Osbourne The Story of the Ozzy Osbourne Band Rockdetector love Moonlight love Audrey however this book was just middle of the road for me Somewhat repetitious too I would have How to Work as a Freelance Journalist liked to have read the actual critics reviews instead of just this author s opinion of her movies I would have preferred him to be factual instead of opinionated throughout For instance what was Audrey s reaction to Julie Andrews uip in her acceptance speech at the 1964 Oscars thanking Jack Warner He chose not to cast Andrews who originated the role on stage but Hepburn in My Fair Lady نساء حول الرسول والرد على مفتريات المستشرقين leaving Andrews open to take the role of Mary Poppins for which she won an Oscar Audrey was not even nominated She also originally refused the offer advising Warner to cast Andrews Surely she Full Circle laughed too Right It was interesting and appalling to see the salary difference in actresses and actors in that era Audrey received 11914 for her role in Sabrina William Holden 80000 Humphrey Bogart 200000In addition on Ms Hepburn s work with UNICEF would have been great He would also skip a whole decade here or there I was also disappointed in the photo selections so I posted some that I Three Green Bottles like but were not in the book The book had such an overshadowing of sadness to it allfrom her choice in men to her mother not being able to tell her she Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding loved her to her absent father to her five miscarriagesto her many affairs something I don t get from her pictures at all proving I guess that she was uite the actress She was such an icon of class elegance style grace and gentle strength Jardins des Tuileries 1956 Audrey Hepburn sporting a black turtleneck in Funny Face 1957 Audrey Hepburn with William Holden in Sabrina 1954 She s wearing the exuisite Givenchy gown for which he received no credit but certainly helped Edith Head win her Oscar Audrey Hepburn publicity shot for Breakfast at Tiffany s 1961 Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady 1964 Audrey Hepburn Somalia 1992 UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
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CHARACTERS Ì Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERS CHARACTERS ¸ IBCTHAI.CO ✓ Donald Spoto Me to her rescue at the end of the war UNICEF Donald Spoto has written a poignant funny and deeply moving biography of an unforgettable woman At last Enchantment reveals the private Audrey Hepburn and invites readers to fall in love with her all over again She was as funny as she was beautiful She was a magical combination of high chic and high spirits Gregory Peck In spite of her fragile appearance she's like steel Cary Grant Audrey was known for something which has disappeared and that is elegance grace and manners God kissed her on the cheek and there she was Billy Wilder There is not a woman alive who does not dream of looking like Audrey Hepburn Hubert de Givenchy Her magnetism was so extraordinary that everyone wanted to be close to her It was as if she placed a glass barrier between herself and the world You couldn't get behind it easily It made her remarkably attractive Stanley Donen She has authentic charm Most people simply have nice manners Alfred Lu. Audreys life was extremely sad and depressing Honor last Enchantment reveals the private Audrey Hepburn and invites readers to fall in The Windmill of Nowhere Crackers love with her all over again She was as funny as she was beautiful She was a magical combination of high chic and high spirits Gregory Peck In spite of her fragile appearance she's Flappers and Philosophers like steel Cary Grant Audrey was known for something which has disappeared and that is elegance grace and manners God kissed her on the cheek and there she was Billy Wilder There is not a woman alive who does not dream of Ozzy Osbourne The Story of the Ozzy Osbourne Band Rockdetector looking Moonlight like Audrey Hepburn Hubert de Givenchy Her magnetism was so extraordinary that everyone wanted to be close to her It was as if she placed a glass barrier between herself and the world You couldn't get behind it easily It made her remarkably attractive Stanley Donen She has authentic charm Most people simply have nice manners Alfred Lu. Audreys How to Work as a Freelance Journalist life was extremely sad and depressing
Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERSCHARACTERS Ì Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERS CHARACTERS ¸ IBCTHAI.CO ✓ Donald Spoto Century including Roman Holiday Sabrina Funny Face The Nun's Story Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady A friend and inspiration to renowned designer Hubert de Givenchy Audrey emerged as a fashion icon as well as a film legend her influence on women's fashion virtually unparalleled to this day But behind the glamorous public persona Audrey Hepburn was both a different and a deeper person and a woman who craved love and affection Donald Spoto offers remarkable insights into her professional and personal relationships with her two husbands and with celebrities such as Gregory Peck William Holden Fred Astaire Gary Cooper Robert Anderson Cary Grant Peter O'Toole Albert Finney and Ben Gazzara The turbulent romances of her youth her profound sympathy for the plight of hungry children and the thrills and terrors of motherhood prepared Audrey for the final chapter in her life as she devoted herself entirely to the charity efforts of an organization that had once co. 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CHARACTERS Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn (PDF KINDLE) Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERS I started out this book really rather excited about it Her early years were fascinating and the author's style was good I was really enjoying it up to the point when Spoto started discussing the movies she was in Then he really started to annoy meWhile Spoto's writing is well done for the most part he seems to blur the line between biographer and film critic A biographer should deal in the facts Tell me what f
CHARACTERS Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn CHARACTERS ¸ IBCTHAI.CO ✓ Donald Spoto Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERS I have always loved Audrey Hepburn I was not overly impressed with this book about her though The author made it seem like she was never happy Whether that was true or not no one but Audrey would know for sure Fo
(PDF KINDLE) Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto For Audrey Hepburn to be one of my favorite actresses and someone's classic ladylike style I've always looked up too I sure didn't know a lot about her before reading this book I was shocked to discover how similar we were in many ways for example she suffered from constant insecurity never knowing what her se
CHARACTERS Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn (PDF KINDLE) Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto CHARACTERS ¸ IBCTHAI.CO ✓ Donald Spoto I recently started watching classic films which prior to my 25th year held little interest to me I always WANTED to enjoy them I just couldn't get past the black and white Now that I have aged a bit that or run out of Netfli
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(PDF KINDLE) Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto I have always admired Audrey Hepburn but sadly did not know much about her besides her filmology This biography is written really well so it does not seem like a dull text book but almost like I am reading fiction
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(PDF KINDLE) Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto I really like reading about her I don't love this author's writing style He is a little repetitive and kind of adds his own opinion to some things He is however very thorough and seems to have a lot of really good sources that actually knew the people he wrote about He does write in a way that actually makes their lives v
CHARACTERS ¸ IBCTHAI.CO ✓ Donald Spoto (PDF KINDLE) Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto Donald Spoto ✓ 1 CHARACTERS Meh Audrey Hepburn wasis one of my all time favorite actresses I've always loved her movies her classic style and her anthropic habits with her infamous work with UNICEF But in reading this it kinda disappointed me For one thing she was kinda a hoe She had no ualms about getting involved with married men or having love affairs while she was married I can't have a lot of respect for that Also I'm just not a big fan of b