She was known for being one of the most successful and iconic women in Hollywood, whose fame has continued many years after her death.
But Audrey Hepburn never wrote an autobiography because, according to her son, she considered her life too boring.
Hepburn made a name for herself in films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday and My Fair Lady, becoming one of the most recognizable actresses of all time.
She was also nominated five times for the Academy Award and received the Best Actress award in 1953, as well as winning a record three BAFTA Awards for Best Actress.
Now her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, spoke about his mother on the Lament Of Hope podcast.
Audrey Hepburn never wrote an autobiography because she considered her life too boring according to her son.
She was also nominated five times for the Academy Award and received the Best Actress award in 1953, as well as winning a record three BAFTA Awards for Best Actress.
“She is more famous today than when she was alive, without a doubt, all over the world,” he said.
‘There are over 300 books written about her, ranging from what Audrey would do to what hat she would wear.
“He had a pretty normal and boring life, so he never did a biography about his life, even though legendary agent Irving Swifty Lazar offered him millions.
“Because she really got up early, went to work, did her thing, didn’t live in Hollywood, and at the peak of her fame she left her career to go back to being a normal person, and at the end of her life she did UNICEF work and changed the face of UNICEF.’
Hepburn married American actor Mel Ferrer in 1954, eight months after they met.
They had their son Sean Hepburn Ferrer in 1960, who is now a film producer and author of a book about his mother.
Hepburn married Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti in 1968 and had their second child, Luca Andrea Dotti, in 1970.
Shortly after, she moved to Switzerland to focus on being a mother and leave Hollywood, where she could be away from the paparazzi and work as a UNICEF ambassador.
Hepburn married American actor Mel Ferrer in 1954, eight months after they met. They had their son Sean Hepburn Ferrer in 1960, who is now a film producer and author of a book about his mother.
Hepburn made a name for herself in films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday and My Fair Lady, becoming one of the most recognizable actresses of all time.
Ferrer said the world now needs someone like her mother.
He said: ‘All my friends’ children, people I know, come to me starry-eyed and say, ‘Are you really Audrey Hepburn’s son?’ What was she really like? Sometimes it makes you feel a little like royalty.
‘Maybe Hollywood royalty.
‘And the good thing is that she has really touched so many people, and when you know who she was it’s for the right reasons.
“In a world of Kardashians, we need an Audrey Hepburn.”
