Hepburn, Audrey 1929-1993Overview
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My fair lady
by George Cukor
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70 editions published between 1964 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 2,777 libraries worldwide A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics professor into an elegant lady.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
by Blake Edwards
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52 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,092 libraries worldwide A romantic comedy featuring Holly Golightly, an eccentric New York City playgirl, and her neighbor.
Roman holiday
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44 editions published between 1953 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,998 libraries worldwide A princess rebels against her royal obligations and explores Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
Charade
by Stanley Donen
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103 editions published between 1963 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,350 libraries worldwide Comedy-mystery set in Paris about a young widow who, with the help of a handsome stranger, is trying to find the fortune her dead husband secreted away while being pursued by a trio of thugs.
My fair lady
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8 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 1,209 libraries worldwide Outside Covent Garden on a rainy evening in 1912, cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, meets linguistic expert Henry Higgins. Higgins, in turn, bets his companion, Colonel Pickering, that, within six months, he could transform Eliza into a proper lady, simply by teaching her proper English. The next morning, face and hands freshly scrubbed, Eliza presents herself on Higgins' doorstep, ready and willing to be turned into a lady.
Sabrina
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39 editions published between 1954 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 983 libraries worldwide Comedy in which the daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family returns from Paris and dazzles the family's two sons.
Funny face
by Stanley Donen
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36 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 868 libraries worldwide A "musical about Paris, the world of high fashion, photography and models--and love."
Breakfast at Tiffany's
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4 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and held by 856 libraries worldwide Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. Her next-door neighbor, a writer, is "sponsored" by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy; seeing just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.
Funny face
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 842 libraries worldwide A Cinderella story about an inconspicuous salesgirl who is whisked off to Paris by a group of fashion magazine sophisticates and transformed into a dazzling model with whom the magazine's photographer falls in love.
Charade
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9 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in English and held by 820 libraries worldwide A trio of crooks relentlessly pursues a young American through Paris for the fortune her dead husband stole from them.
Two for the road
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9 editions published between 1980 and 2005 in English and held by 793 libraries worldwide Joanna is in a touring girl's choir and Mark is a struggling architect when they first meet on the road in Europe. The film follows their life together - through courtship and marriage, infidelity and parenthood - all on the road.
Sabrina
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 775 libraries worldwide The daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family returns from Paris and dazzles the family's two sons.
The nun's story
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9 editions published between 1958 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 746 libraries worldwide Audrey Hepburn portrays a nun whose life journey takes her from the staff of a mental asylum to a surgical nurse in the Belgian Congo. She returns to Belgium as WWII breaks out and is torn between the needs of the Resistance and the church's neutrality.
War and peace
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17 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in English and held by 716 libraries worldwide Set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, the film centers around disenchanted aristocrat and unhappily married Pierre and Prince Andrei, who both are in love with an innocent young woman, Natasha.
War and peace
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12 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 705 libraries worldwide "The personal stories of many characters, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive and intricate tapestry of Russia during Napoleon's invasion at the turn of the 19th century."--Container.
Wait until dark
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 697 libraries worldwide A photographer unwittingly smuggles a doll stuffed with heroin into New York City. His recently blinded wife, alone in their apartment, is first terrorized by hired crooks, and then by the psychopathic Roat, in search of the doll.
How to steal a million
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9 editions published between 1970 and 2005 in English and German and held by 593 libraries worldwide A woman and a burglar hatch a scheme to swipe a forgery from an art museum to conceal her father's art forgeries.
Robin and Marian
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12 editions published between 1976 and 2002 in English and held by 574 libraries worldwide The legend of Robin Hood continues when Robin and Little John return from the Crusades under the command of King Richard the Lionheart. But when Richard is accidentally slain, the mad King John assumes the throne and Robin regroups the members of his old Sherwood Forest band.
Love in the afternoon
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11 editions published between 1957 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 510 libraries worldwide Frank Flannegan, an American playboy infamous for his scandalous affairs is smitten by Ariane, the beautiful, innocent daughter of the worldly detective, hired by a man who believes that Frank is carrying on with his wife. Frank turns out to be no match for Ariane and they stumble through one of the funniest seductions.
The children's hour
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and held by 494 libraries worldwide When a vindictive little girl is disciplined in an exclusive girl's school, the child twists an overheard comment into slander. She accuses her teachers of lesbianism and her gullible grandmother spreads the gossip. Outraged, Karen and Martha fight back in court, but a child's lie is hard to disprove. more
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Actors American fiction Authors Biography Children of entertainers Clerks (Retail trade) Comedy films Comedy films Detective and mystery films Drama England--London Fashion Fashion photography Feature films Feature films Ferrer, Sean Hepburn Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Flower vending France--Paris Gardens Hepburn, Audrey,--1929-1993 History Italy--Rome Journalists Large type books Linguistics teachers Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage Models (Persons) Motion picture actors and actresses Musical films Musical films Musicals New York (State)--New York--Manhattan Princesses Romance films Romantic comedy films Russia Sophisticated comedy films Speech and social status Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Widows Young women--Conduct of life
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Alternative Names
Früherer Name Ruston, Audrey Kathleen 1929-1993
Hepburn, Edda van Heemstra.
Hepburn-Ruston, Edda Kathleen van Heemstra.
Ruston, Audrey Kathleen, 1929-1993
Ruston, Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-.
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English
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French (53) Spanish (49) Multiple languages (46) Japanese (42) Undetermined (35) No Linguistic content (30) Chinese (27) German (26) Russian (6) Korean (5) Italian (3) Dutch (3) Polish (2) Swedish (1) Hungarian (1) Covers
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