Download British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Audrey Hepburn AudioBook Free
"One might speculate this is Miss Hepburn's picture, since she's the name role and has come to it trailing her triumphs from last year's Roman Vacation. And, indeed, she actually is wonderful in it - a young lady of astonishing range of delicate and moving expressions within such a frail and slim frame. She actually is even more luminous as the child and family pet of the servants' hall than she was as a princess this past year, no more than that may be said." (Bosley Crowther, movie critic for The New York Times, 1954) A lot of printer ink has been spilled within the lives of history's most influential figures, but how a lot of the forest is lost for the trees and shrubs? In Charles River Editors' English Legends series, listeners can get swept up to rate on the lives of Britain's most significant women and men in enough time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long neglected or never known. For someone whose career ended over 30 years ago, Audrey Hepburn continues to retain her acceptance and exert a solid influence over how people view beauty and elegance. She remains an American icon even though she did not even move to america until 1953 (at age 24) and spent the majority of her life surviving in Europe. Her personas in motion pictures such as Roman Vacation (1953) and Breakfast time at Tiffany's (1961) are still held up as the paragon of delicate femininity and luxury. After undergoing a revival in acceptance throughout the 1990s, her restored acceptance has refused to wane, and although she acted in only 25 motion pictures, Hepburn is viewed in high respect by the entertainment establishment.
