Sean hepburn ferrer biography facts, childhood, family. Audrey hepburns sons rare family photos and the cancer. She considered her most important role to be wife and mother. Ferrer grew up in switzerland, italy, and the united states. Audrey hepburn movie poster book, greg lenburg author. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit, by sean hepburn ferrer i knew her first as. Sean ferrer, the only son of audrey hepburn and mel ferrer, was interviewed at the offices of the audrey hepburn childrens fund in a venerable building a mile from the pacific ocean in santa monica. Audrey hepburns granddaughter is the antikardashian. Her elder son, sean ferrer, later wrote a book about his mother, called audrey hepburn. While the book is full of pictures by many famous photographers. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit lives up to its title thanks to the obvious love of the author, sean hepburn ferrer, for his mother.
An elegant spirit is a loving and fascinating tribute to the humanitarian and actress, written by one of the people who knew her besther oldest son. Audrey hepburn childrens charity sues late actress son. Audrey hepburns son sean ferrer on christies upcoming sale of the fashion icons effects. The nook book ebook of the audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit. After taking a short sabbatical to create the audrey hepburn childrens fund, sean completed directing and producing a oneman feature documentary titled, racehoss 2001. Sean hepburn ferrer is a swissborn producer and director, better known as legendary actress audrey hepburns son. In 1960, at the height of her fame, hepburn and her. But in audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit her son, sean hepburn ferrer, makes clear that hepburns largerthanlife life was begging to be recounted. Just one year later, the gorgeous audrey tied the knot once again, marrying italian psychiatrist andrea dotti 69, whom she met whilst on a mediterranean cruise.
Audrey hepburn as viewed through the loving eyes of her son, sean ferrer. Sean is currently married to his third wife, karin hepburn ferrer, and has three children from previous marriages. Sean hepburn ferrer bio, facts, family famous birthdays. He tells her story with dignity and respect and offers a rare and intimate glimpse into her life. In this heartfelt tribute to his mother, sean hepburn ferrer offers a rare and intimate.
While the book is full of pictures by many famous photographers, as well as family. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit, by sean hepburn ferrer i knew her first as my mother and then as my best friend. Audrey hepburn s marriage to mel ferrer ended in 1968 and sean moved in with his mother. She lost her fight to pseudomyxoma adenocarcinoma appendix cancer on january 20th 1993, aged just 63. Audrey hepburns oldest son in legal wrangle with her. Synopsis a tribute to audrey hepburn on the 10 year anniversary of her death, written by her son, sean hepburn ferrer.
Knowing the book was written by audrey hepburns eldest son, sean, i was expecting this book to be a touching, intimate biography of his mother. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit features nearly three hundred photographs, documents and artwork by audrey herself, many of which have previously been unavailable. He tells justenough about her, yet refrains from any. The book has personal details and memories but also serves as a biography. See through the eyes of her son with personal memories and stories about audrey. Audrey hepburns sons agree to split her belongings.
Hepburn, then in her early thirties, had given birth to her first son sean hepburn ferrer a couple of months earlier, and hes the man i had made an appointment with at the helvetia bristol hotel in the historical center of florence, italy, to have lunch and talk about his memories of his mother and about his life. Audrey hepburn book omaha public library bibliocommons. He has an older halfbrother, sean, from audreys first marriage to. Audrey hepburns oldest son, sean ferrer, is in a legal battle with the audrey hepburn childrens fund. With mel ferrer after the birth of their son, sean ferrer. Audrey hepburns son lucca dotti reveals she was an. Son sean hepburn ferrers book on mother audrey hepburn. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit book by sean hepburn ferrer. Born in belgium in 1929, audrey hepburn was trained as a ballerina in her youth and began acting in the early fifties when she was told she was too tall 5 foot, 7 inches to dance professionally. The best audrey hepburn books in my honest opinion. Her choices healed the sadness of a little girl who didnt know her father for most of her life. Audrey hepburn never wrote her autobiography, despite pleas from friends and agents, fearing her life was too plain to make for good reading.
Buy audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit reprint by ferrer, sean hepburn isbn. Audrey hepburn was more than a movie star, more than a style icon. I didnt know mum was an icon her image is as iconic as che guevaras but audrey hepburns son claims he never knew. The granddaughter of audrey hepburn had never tweeted or posted a duckfaced selfie to instagram an anomaly for a 20something celebuspawn. Family photos like one of hepburn lying on a gravel path, toes in the air and rollers in her hair, as she takes a snapshot of the family yorkie heighten this books selfevident allure. In 2015, sean ferrer and his halfbrother luca dotti began a lengthy legal dispute over the belongings of their late mother, audrey hepburn. He tells justenough about her, yet refrains from any salacious. Skip the next paragraph its background information if youre new to audrey hepburn.
Luca dotti wikipedia, children, age, bio, sean hepburn. Audrey hepburns marriage to mel ferrer ended in 1968 and sean moved in with his mother. Audrey hepburn was married twice, first to actor mel ferrer they divorced in 1968 after 14 years of marriage and then, in 1969, to italian psychiatrist andrea dotti that marriage ended in divorce in 1982. Lucas stepbrother sean hepburn ferrer, born in 1960 was audreys first born kid from her first marriage to american actor mel ferrer. Now in paperback, an intimate look at the woman the world adored, by the son who adored her with unique photos, drawings, and other rare audrey memorabilia. Sean hepburn ferrer s deep love for his mother is evident on every page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He married his wife karin in 2014 and he has three children. He also wrote a book about him mom, titled audrey hepburn. I would recommend to any audrey hepburn fans its written by her son sean. He initially worked in the film industry and worked on the design, production and marketing of films.
A portrait of the celebrated movie actress, as presented by her son, recounts her most noted performances, her work as a goodwill ambassador for unicef, and her role as a dedicated wife and mother. Hepburns son with actor mel ferrer shows his mother as a compassionate, emotional woman who searched for and offered love above all. Audrey hepburn is one of the most glamorous stars of all time, but to her kids, she was known as a devoted mother who loved to cook, garden and. He has been involved as an assistant director in filming.
Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit by sean hepburn ferrer. Sean hepburn ferrer, the patron of pseudomyxoma survivor, tells us about his mother and how pseudomyxoma peritonei pmp affected her and the family. Only after that did i understand that she was an actress and, with time, that she was truly an exceptional actress. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit sean hepburn ferrer. If you want more information on that foundation, its. Were back with sean hepburn ferrer, the son of the late audrey hepburn and the very living mel ferrer and the book, again, is audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit.
The son of filmmaking legends mel ferrer and audrey hepburn, he has five siblings, luca, christopher, pepa, mela, and mark. The fund, which raises money for childrens charities by exhibiting audrey hepburn. Find out what audrey hepburns children sean ferrer and. A son remembers ebook written by sean hepburn ferrer. After the war, her father, joseph victor anthony ruston, found documents about his ancestors, some of whom bore the name hepburn. Sean hepburn ferrer born july 17, 1960 is a swiss film producer and author. Audrey had luca in 1969 with her second husband, italian psychiatrist andrea dotti, who she divorced when he was. To read a book in three days was something i hadnt done for a long time. Audrey hepburn truly was beautiful not only on the outside but also on the inside. For 35 years, sean ferrer has worked in all aspects of motion picture development, production, postproduction and marketing. As the elder son of audrey hepburn, sean hepburn ferrer has been aware of pseudomyxoma peritonei for many years. In this unprecedented memoir, sean hepburn ferrer remembers the actress the world adored as only a son can.
Ferrer will contribute proceeds from the book to the audrey hepburn. Audrey hepburn, an elegant spirit by sean hepburn ferrer now in paperback, an intimate look at the woman the world adored, by the son who adored her. Son sean hepburn ferrers book audrey 100 offers a revealing look at actress audrey helpburn. Son sean hepburn ferrer s book audrey 100 offers a revealing look at actress audrey helpburn. In this heartfelt tribute to his mother, sean hepburn ferrer offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of one of hollywoods brightest stars. This book by her other son, sean ferrer, is a wonderful view into her private life and public life. The audrey hepburn childrens fund is suing the iconic actress son for allegedly interfering with the charitys ability to use her name and likeness for fundraising. Skip the next paragraph its background information if youre new to audrey hepburn if you want the meat and potatoes on her children.
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