0 | Audrey ~ ep bu rn Chris Rice PENGUIN READERS a ‘Audrey Hepburn was a beautiful and great actress. When there were unhappy times for her, Audrey would always show a warm, friendly face to the world, The world loved her, and people love her now! This is her story Ponguin Readers are simpifed text designed in ssacation with Longman, the world famous educational publaher to provide a step-by-step approach te the ys of reading for pleature. Each book has an incrodction and. extensive acuity mates. They are publahed a seven level from Ensystarts (200 words) to Advanced (2000 words). Series Edtors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter ' Upper Intermediate (2300 words) tase 3 Pretrearmedae (1290 word) [El 2Bemenary (600 wort) 1 Begrner (200 wor) te Engin PE prercnneni Easysares (200 wort) Peareen Geventon Unit ol rsose2"40795¢Contents page Introduction v Chapter 1 Music is for Dancing Chapter 2 A Little Sun in her Eyes 3 Chapter 3 Roman Holiday 4 Chapter 4 The Right Man 6 Chapter 5 At the Top 8 Chapter 6 A Good Wife 8 Chapter 7 “I won't be stupid again” 10 Chapter 8 Breakfast at Tiffany's 12 Chapter 9 Sad Times 14 Chapter 10. My Fair Lady ¢ 16 Chapter 11 A Family Home 18 Chapter 12. Married Again 20 Chapter 13. A Beautifull New Angel 21 Activities 25Introduction Audrey worked hard at her dancing. She had no time for boyfriends. One day the ballet school told her: “I’m sorry, but you'll never be a famous dancer. You're too tall.” Audrey was sad, but then something happened. It changed her li And it changed the lives of millions of other people too. She made about thirty movies and became one of the most famous people in the world. Audrey Hepburn was a ballet dancer, but she never danced in a ballet. She made more money than any other movie actress, but she never studied acting. There was something different about her. A friend said,“In some ways, Audrey Hepburn is the same as other young girls, But in other ways, she is different from them all” In Breakfast at Tiffany’s Audrey sits af a window and sings a beautiful, sad song. When she sings that gong, suddenly she is not an actress, People think that they know her. They think she is their friend. ‘The world loved her. People love her now, years after she died. But she was not always happy. There were sad times when she was a child, Some famous people did notjlike her. Behind a lot of her great movies, there are some unhappy stories. She had many problems, but she always showed a warm face to the world. And behind that face, there really was a nice, warm person. ‘This is her story.Chapter 1 Music is for Dancing One day, in a big house in Brussels, Belgium, a man took h daughter in his arms, Little Audrey Hepburn looked up and saw some beautifil lights above her. They were as white as snow. She remembered those lights all her life. She always loved the color white, She saw white and remembered her father.'Then she felt safe and warm Audrey Kathleen van Heemsera Hepburn-Ruston was born in Brussels on May 4, 1929. Her mother, Barones Ella van Heemstra, was Dutch. Her fither, Joseph, was half English, half rked for many companies and made a lot of money. Young Audrey enjoyed reading and loved animals and binds, Bat her reatest love was music, “What's music?” Audrey asked an Heemsthher mother one day. "IHS for dancing.” her mocher answered. ‘Audrey wanted to bea dance, but she was unhappy. "Tn t00 fa" she thought “Dancers are thin and pre; but my fice is t00 round and my legs are too big” Her patents were unhappy too. They offen fought. One night her mother and father ad a big ight When Andrey woke up the next morning, her father was not cere. Audrey cried Foe days Her mother took her t England. Ar school, Audrey was dlferent from the other gins. The other gl: were funny and noisy. They enjayed sports and talked about thei father. Audrey ‘was quiet and sad, Her English sas not good and she hated sports. She did not tll to anybody about her father. But, slowly Audrey began to make some friends ‘Then suddenly, in 1939, her mother took her away fom England. She could not say goodbye to her schooliends. There ‘was no time. “Why are we leaving?” Audkey asked “There going tobe a war her mother tld her "We're going to Holland. You'l be safe cere.” Auideey ved with her mother and go: bal-brothers ithe Ditch town of Arnhem. She became more and more interested fn dancing. At the age often she wanted to be a work-famous bullet dancer. Bur one morning, Audrey’s mother came into her ‘bedroom. "Wake upshe told her daughter. “18 wa In the ently days ofthe war Audrey didnot leave school or stop ‘dancing, Then, one diy; the Germans sent everybody out ofthe ‘town. Outside, in the country, there was very litle Food Audrey and her family had to dig vegetables inthe winter from the bard ‘ground. When the war fnshed, Audrey was very thin and weak People fom the United Natons¥ came to Arshem and gave the children milk, sugar, and chocolate Audrey never forgot the * Unite Nation: Mot count an the Unt Nico They ein [New Yrk ap lk abou the wes ples. The yt sp Wars 2 Chapter 2A Lite Sun in her Eyes Audrey and her mother moved co Amsterdam after the war. Her mother became a cook, She was not rich, but she paid for Audrey’ dancing lessons. Audrey ad the best dancing teacher in Holland. Then, when she was veventeen, she had a small part in a travel movie The director loved her happy face. He sid "A litle sun ie shining in er eyes” In 1948 Audrey and her mother moved to London. Her smother worked in a flower store. Friends gave them some money, and Audrey went co the Ballet Rambert This was the most ‘important ballet school in London. Audrey worked hard at her dancing. She had no time for boyfriends. But one day the ballet sorry bu youl never be a Famous dancer schoo! told her You too tll” ‘Audrey was sad, but then something happened. fe changed her lite, Somebody remembered her from the bale school and gave thera small part in a big London musical Three thousand gil tried to get the part, but the producers wanted Audrey. She quickly found jobs in other musical, Everybody liked eis thin ail with the prety face and wide smile “I was not 2 great dancer” Audrey remembered later "— threw up my arms and smiled That al: ‘When Audrey was twenty her photo was in many magazines, ‘She had small pars in three chesp movies, and she vas a ‘igaote-gil inthe famous movie, The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). ‘One evening she went to a party and meta tich Englishman, "Ames Hanson fll in love with Audrey. He wanted to mary her sid take her to his home inthe north of England. Audrey loved hh too, He was strong and ric and she fl safe with him. Bur there was one big problem: she wanted to be in movies and the theater too, "I don't want to get martied now” she tld him. “Lets wait”In 1951 Audrey had a small par in the movie Mowe Caro ‘Buby, so she went to the south of France. The famous French writer, Clete, was inthe south of France too. She wanted to find a gil for the Broadway* musical of her book, Gi. When she saw Audrey, with her thin arms and legs long dark har, and big prety eyes, she sid, “She i Gigi! Halt woman, halboy ‘Wonderial! ‘Audrey was excited, bur nervous. “I cant do that" she tld the treat writer “I'm a dancer, not an actor” But Colete didnot listen. She called New York and sid,"Stop looking for Gigi She Chapter 3. Roman Holiday Audeey was wonderful in Gig but she did not get too excited Afier Gig, Tm going to marry mes Hasson,” she told the newspaper. But then something happened, and James had co [A Hollywood movie producer remembared Audey from one ‘of her ealy English movies. He wanted her to be a princes in big new movie, Ronen Holdey Audrey coud not say no After she finished Gig she flew to Rome: The most important actor in the movie was Gregory Peck, and Audrey was nervous. This was her fst big movie, and Gregory Peck was world- famous. "Maybe he wou like me,” she thought. But she was wrong. He was nice to het, and helped her. Ie was the hottest summer in Rome for years, and the work was not ea}: But ‘Audrey was happy and friendly with the ahr actors. Everybody liked ber. ‘Roma Holiday opened in London on August 20, 1953.tn the Roman Holiday wae Aud! fiat big movie, ond Gregory Peck ws worldswovie Audrey isa princes, but she docs not wear expen clothes or eatin expensive rstauranis, She wants to see Rome imous Young gis everywhere wanted to dress Now she wanted to be in movies all the time, She was not ady to be James Hamson’ wife. James was sad, but hi Chapter 4 The Right Man rade her clothes.“A woman does not wear adress." he told hi res next movie was Sabrina, Hubert de Givenchy of Pais ‘Se lives ini” He became her fiend fori den and Homphrey Bogart, Holden iked Audrey very much, 1 id not lke Holden, o he was uffgjendly to Audreytag Don't be sad. Nobody likes Bogart” Holden told het. "He unfriendly co everybody” Holden fel in lve with Audrey. He vvanted t leave his wite and marry her. "She vas the love of my li" sid ater Audrey iked Holden too, bt he was not the her. He drank 100 much She did not want to hurt his family. But there was someting more important chan this le could not have more cildeen snd den wore very important to Audrey: When she married, she wanted to he a mother 40. Later in the me year Audrey went © a par in London and met the right man, He was leven years olde than her, but hee he was wonder, He wat an actor, writer, producer, and director. He knew everybody in Hollywood. He was a good fiend of ShGregory Fick, He wet ineignt‘ and he could speak sy Languages. He had a warm and ftendly fice His name was Me Ferte. Chapter 5 At the Top tember 1953, there wat a photo of Audrey onthe font of Time magazin. "She shines with Se in her beatiful eyes” eh magazine wrote The world was in love with Avdrey Hepburn but Audrey war only in love with one man, She wanted to be with Mel Ferrer all the time. He produced a play for her on Broadway, Ondine and dhe acted in ie with hi for six mont People liked Onin, and Audrey acted besifly ‘She won an Oscar for Best Actes in Roman Holiday. Three ays ater she won a Tony for Best Actress in Ondin These were exciting times for Audrey, but she was very ted ‘She had to ave a vacations she ew to Switerand She loved Switzerland. She fee sfe there sway from the people and note ofthe big cites. She could¥ee white mounts fiom her windows. Maybe she remembered more sas white Chapter 6 A Good Wife (On September 25,1954, she married Mel Ferrer in Switzerland She became pregnant and stopped making movies, Sadly she lot the baby, She was very wnhappy, but Me was song. He loved her and was very nice to het Arey ace wit her usband in Was and Peace (1955). Aer that, she wanted to be in movies with her husband. Sh acted with him in Har and Peace (1988). Then she made Funny Fae (1956) with che famous dancer Fred Astaire. Mel was notin this movie, but he was near her in Pars. Audrey enjoyed dancing swith Fred Astaire, fe was a happy musical with beautifl clothes by Givenchy. In 1956 Audrey made another movie in Patis—Love inthe jemvon, with Gary Cooper Ths ime Mel could not be neat her. He was in the Unite States, soe seat her a new “fiend”:a litle dog. Audrey loved the dog. She took him everywhere and e name “Mr. Famous. give him d “The next year, 1957, Audrey did not make any movies. Mel worked in Spain and Mexico, and Audrey went with him, She cooked for him and helped him with his work. Alot of people in Hollywood were angry with Mel and did not like him. To themIm the movie Aucley was a nun, Sister Luke, and she h yes, but she was more than a prety fae, She was a great a and people loved her Bu rea actress sometimes make mistakes When Aue came ack to the United States, she was a bid-gid in Greor Monon. tan this made Audrey os 1s her worst movie. Pe 4 She was awse she made the movie for was the Y4 ltector and he never directed a Hollywood movie agai his was a bad time for Audrey. Affer Gren Mansions, she = 3 wor Manpg We eof he more, Te sorry she said to im. "T won't be stupid again Then Audny made Funsy Face (1 he vas her boss, more than her husband, They wanted mor Burt Audrey was happy-—it was, maybe, the happiest time ofher marted life She had no telephone, She was away from everybody nd near Mel. This was important to her. "Because next yeat" 5c bon i] hought,“T'm going to work Chapter 7 “I won’e be stupid again” Audrey went to Africa in January 1958 with her york on. The Nin’ Story. It was very diferent Auchey was ¢brd-gilin Green Mansons. onverations—and no Givenchy clothes. |Some time later, Alfted Hitchcock, the famous director, wanted Audrey to be in his next movie—a big, ex Hol 1d movie. He sent her the story, and she read it What do you think?” Hitchcock asked. "Will you d Pm sorry” Audeey told him. "I don' like the stor. Its not for Hi cheap, black and_ whi sk was very angey with her, He made 2 diferent fe with no world-famous This will be a bad movie he thought angrily. “Ie will los rnoney, and Il never speak to Audrey Hepburn again.” He was rong about his new movie. Is name was Paycho, But he was Fight about the second thing-—he never spoke to Audrey again Audrey did not think about Hitchcock very much. She was happy because she was pregnant again." won't be stupid this ime 1 thought. Holy 4 wanted her to bein a new musical. 1 tayed quietly in Switzedand, She did noe wan third baby In asary 1960 Audkey had a baby box Sean Aer Sean was born, Audtey stayed at home with him. She was happy in Switzerland, with her baby sqn and her itl dog. fn the day she weat for long walks in the sno. Inthe evening she sat by the fie and read. Then one evening she read a story by Chapter 8 Breakfast at Tiffany's Audrey wanted to da the movie, bt she was nervous about the story. She usually played nice gith—princeses, dancers, nuns— but the git in Brest at Tiny's is not nice. She leaves he husband and goes to New York. She is friendly with bad people Audrey was ao nervous because Truman Capote did not reilly wane her in the movie. He wanted Marilyn Monroe." Maybe the pare isnt right for mey"she thought made Breakfast a Tilfany’ i New irk and same 1 heThe director, lake Edwards, visited Audeey in Switzerland.“Ie is the right part for you,” he tald her."You'te one of the fi biegest actress in the word. You can do anything Te time to d ent and dangerous. Yes, Holly’ a bad gi. But dark g myn NewYork and it came t behind her expensive clothes Audrey made Brel oT the movie theaters in 1961,"SheS a European princes: she cat he part ofa poor American horse doctor’ wife” some people ssid But most people liked the movie very much. Inher dark ates and Givenchy clothes, Audrey was beswtifal, crazy. and anny, And they loved her when she sadly sang Moor River 2 her 1d Times Chapter 9 Audrey hegan to have problems afer Brkt a Tiny’: Mel \was not happy. “Audrey's becoming more and more famous.” he thought. “Maybe she does love me Airey had other ps The Louiest Whisper with Shirley MacLaine, but the movie vas ‘not succes It was boring, people thought. One day her dog [Me Famous,ra into the tad. A car hit him and he died‘Then i 1962 she made a very bad movie, Paris When it Sizzfs, Wil Holden was ako in the movie, He fll in Tove with Audrey in Sihvna, and he was in love with her ten years later, He could not gether, and he drank. Inthe evenings, Audrey offen went to nner with her old fiend Givenchy. She told him about Mr, Famows and her problems with William Holden ‘But theres something worse than that” she sid sadly Tings are not good with Mel and me After Paris When t Sizzles, Audrey became happier. She made (Charade with Cary Grant and this was a beter movie. fe was afr acis When ie Siraes, Audleybeautifl and intelligent, funy, and exciting, “Maybe” she thought, “the bad times are 2t an end” ‘One day, in the winter of 1962, Audrey was at home in Switzerland with her swo-year-old son, Suddenly she heard the telephone, Audrey answered it. “Are you siting down? somebody said from Hollywood. “You are going to be Eliza Doolittle in My Fai Lad!” Chapter 10° My Fair Lady My Far Laly opened on Broadvay in 1956, Rex Harrison was Higgins and Julie Andrews was Eliza Doolitle. It became the most succes theater musical of ll ime. Everybody wanted to sce the same actors inthe movic, but Jack Warner, che producer, had other ideas. He was happy with Rex Harrison, but he Wanted a more famous actes for Eliza He wanted Audrey Hepburn Tn the beginning, Rex Harrison was very untiendly to Audrey because Julie Andrews was not inthe movie’ He was also unkapY about money"Why ate you paying Audrey $1,000,0002" he aked the producers angrily “My partis more important but you'e only paying me $250,000!" Audrey found an answer to this problem. ‘She bought Rex a red bike and chey became good fiends ‘Bu she could not buy red bikes for everybody The newspapers also wanted to see Julie Andrews in the movie! Audrey fl sorry for Jule."But what can I do?" she thought.“The producers want re, and relly want to be Elza. I cant say no ‘Work begin in August 1963, and it was not an easy time for Audrey. She had to have singing lesions because she could not sing as well a Julie Andrews. One day, che director said, “I'm sorry Audrey. We'll have to use a different singee” After this, she ‘vas dificule with everybods: She shouted at Mel when he visited 16 She was bef in her white hats and dressesher. Everybody on 1 fs, Sometimes, fiont ofthe camer My Far Lady cate to the movie theaters in October 1964 The newspapers didnot ike Audrey's acting in the frst half of the movie, but they liked her more inthe second half. She was beautifil in her white hace and dresses, And when Profesor Hi Ihe acted wonderfily. You could relly Fe My Fair Lady won eight Oxcas, but Audtey did not win one Hollywood fee sorry for Jake Andrews, and gave her the Osc for her par in the Disney rusia Mary Popp Chapter 11 A Famil Audrey lef Hollywood as quickly as posible, She wanted to be near Mc. so she moved to Spain with him fo eight months. She ‘wanted to be happy again and to stop fighting. She remembsred when she yas a child, Her father lft her when she was six year ‘old. Now her him to lose his father mn, Sean, was the same age, and she didnot want Switzerland. She had white English flowers inthe yard, and Sea played with the other children, For a shor time, in 1965, Aude and Mel were happy agin. Audrey made a succesful movie with Peter O'Toole, How to Siea a Mi on, After that movie, young women everywhere wore same big white sunglsees and shore white skies Tn 1966 she made Ti forthe Road. This w3s a movie about the problem of married life Audrey was very good in this movie but ic was more succes in Europe than in the United State. most iportant actor in the movie was Albert Finney. He was ic with Peer O” ble, How to Seal a Million ounger than Auadrey, and she liked him very much. She went and had drinking and dancing with him in the evenin wonderfl time She made Wit Dark, and people liked it. But Audrey was not happy. She was sway ffom her son, and Mel was friendly with other women She became pregnant agin, but los the child, This was the for her and Mel. “I was ve 3 sid later" was more famous than him, and he fel ad. Bue I relly kd when Mel lef tied tobe a good wife My Family was alvays more important t0Chapter 12 Married Again In 1969 Auckey married an Iaian doctor, Andrea Dot. He was ten years younger than her, and he knew her movies Andrey lived a quiet le in Switzerland and Rome. She had a baby boy, Luca, in 1970, and became intersted in er husbands work. She was most interested in children with problems."I dont ‘want to make more movies” she told newspapes."T'm happy asa ‘good wife and mother She only made one movie in eleven years Ri (1975) with Sean Connery, She made it quickly in Spain, when her children were on sinumer vacation. twas good, but not ve succesfl, Younger people were not interested in a Tove story between ro alder people and she Then Audrey heard about her husband’ gieien Andrey only made one f: Robin and Marian ay ) th Sear: Center was very angry Other women sid, “Ie not a problem. He loves you: All husbands have giflriends” Bur Audrey did not listen to them. "When you love somebody, you have to love them all your Tif she sai to tend, She lft Doe in 1979. Chapter 13. A Beautifial New Angel Arey only made two or three more movies, and they were not very good. She made them for the money: When she became older, she wanted to do something more important with her life She remembered het early years 3 the end of the war, when she ‘vas poor and hungry: Now she wanted to help poor and hungry chien 00 ‘She started to work for the United Nations. With her new fiend, Robert Wolders, she visted the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world, The world-famous actes in Givenchy clothes now worked with hungry children in Aftca Sie sayedin sll towns with no water and visited sick children in diny old hospitals, When she was at home, she alked on television about her work ‘She had a small part in one more movie: she was an angel in Steven Spielberg’ Alu: Audrey’ last words in the movie ae Do thing for others In19 buck, she was very sick Sh 2 she teavele to fica forthe ls time, When she came got better fora short time and her ‘old fiends Elzabeth Taylor and Gregory Peck visited her. But then she became very sick agin, and the doctors could not help her She left hospital and went back to her house in Switzeand, She wanted to see the snow on the mountains agin before she died There were white flowers everywhere inside the house. Her friend Givenchy sent them from Paris. Andrey had one lst, quiet Christmas with her family: Before they carried her upstaits 0 2ACTIVITIES chapters 1-7 Before you read 1 Find these wor n your dctonary. ‘act balet baroness become dig drect musical (n) rrenous nun part play(n) pregnant princess produce safe travel war 18 Which words ar: word for women? about movie? ‘about the theator? bb Put words in these sentences, ‘She wants... @...- danoer when she's oder In winter itis ifcut to... the hard groun. Dont go there, The two counties area... Rist When a womans... shes going to have a baby {dori ike 10... by alplane. fee... when fy 2 Do you know any Audrey Hepbuin movies? What pars id she oualy pay? At you read ‘3 Audrey traveled to alto places. Why ai she go to: ‘8 Holand? ‘e Switzedand? bb thesouth of France? Paris? © Now York? {9 Spain and Mexico? Rome? th Attica? 44 How oid these people feel about Audrey and wy? 8 Humphrey Bogart 1d Huber de Givenchy b Wiliam Holden @ Aros Hitccock ‘© James Hanson 1 Colete ‘5 Actthi conversation wih another student ‘Student A" You are James Hanson. You want Audrey to stop ‘acting and marry you. Tel er about you plans. ‘Student B: You are Autry. You love James but you dont want to sop acting. Tl him.Chapters 8-13 ‘Before you read ‘6 What did Audrey do after she read the story Breakfast at Tifany’s? ‘Why? What do you think? 7 Answer the questions. Find the words in italics in your dtionary. ‘8 What does it mean when you call somebody "an angel”? 'b What is tne opposite of poor? {© Do most people want tobe successful? After you read {8 How were these people important in Audrey's fe? 2 Blake Edwards b Jack Wamer © Androa Dott ‘9 These people were in movies with Audrey. Which movies were they in? What did people think of the movies? ‘8 Shirley Maclaine Aber Finney Wiliam Holden @ Peter OToole © Cary Grant Seay} Connery 10. Work with another student. You and your fiend play a game in a ‘movie magazine and you win three Audrey Hepbum videos. Which videos would you like? Why? Writing 111 You are Audrey in Spain in 1965. Wie a letter to Givenchy. Tell him your feelings about My Fair Lady, the Oscars, and Mel. What are your plans? Why? 12. How and wiy were these important to Audrey? @ Mr.Famous —b hildren © the color white 19. Write a letter to a movie actor. Ask them for a photo. 114 Audrey died yesterday. Write about here for @ newspaper.