num_pages: 191
description: A Star Danced is a sumptuously designed celebration of Audrey Hepburn's life, containing 150 superb photographs. It tells the story of her life, from her childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland, through her early aspirations to become a ballet dancer, her début on screen to instant and universal acclaim and her years as one of Hollywood's most sought after stars, to her later life working among the poorest children of the Third World.After a series of minor revue and film roles in London, Hepburn was spotted by Colette, who immediately case her in the central role of a Broadway adaptation of her latest novel, Gigi. Son afterwards she was offered a role alongside Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday, for which she collected the Best Actress Oscar. More successful parts followed: she won the Tony award for Best Actress for Ondine, captivated audiences as Natasha in War and Peace, and was highly praised for her brilliance in a serious role in The Nun's Story.Hepburn's dress sense was close to perfection and her clothes - many of the m by Givenchy, who dressed her for Funny Face in 1957 - placed her on the world's twelve Best Dressed Women list for several years. Her personality and sensuous yet untouchable beauty made her irresistible to the public. On Hepburn's death, Liz Taylor said, "God has a most beautiful new angel now, that will know just what to do in heaven."
language: English
title: A star danced: The life of Audrey Hepburn
titlecomplete: A star danced: The life of Audrey Hepburn
genres: Memoir, Reference, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 484
publisher: Bloomsbury