Off screen, Hepburn's lifestyle was ahead of her time, [240] coming to symbolize the "modern woman" and playing a part in changing gender attitudes. [82] [319] Horton and Simmons write, "Confident, intelligent and witty, four-time Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn defied convention throughout her professional and personal life ... Hepburn provided an image of an assertive woman whom [females] could watch and learn from." [320] After Hepburn's death, film historian Jeanine Basinger stated, "What she brought us was a new kind of heroine—modern and independent. She was beautiful, but she did not rely on that." [177] Mary McNamara, an entertainment journalist and reviewer for the Los Angeles Times wrote, "More than a movie star, Katharine Hepburn was the patron saint of the independent American female." [82] She was not universally revered by feminists, however, who were angered by her public declarations that women "cannot have it all", meaning a family and a career. [82] Teather, David (June 30, 2003). "Katharine Hepburn, film star for 60 years, dies at 96". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013 . Retrieved October 21, 2011.

Hepburn shunned the Hollywood publicity machine and refused to conform to society's expectations of women, famously wearing trousers before they were fashionable for women. She was briefly married as a young woman but thereafter lived independently. With her unconventional lifestyle and the independent characters she brought to the screen, Hepburn epitomized the "modern woman" in the 20th-century United States and is remembered as an important cultural figure. Rumors have existed since the 1930s that Hepburn was a lesbian or bisexual, which she often joked about. [267] In 2007, William J. Mann released a biography of the actress in which he argued this was the case. [268] In response to this speculation, her niece, Katharine Houghton said, "I've never discovered any evidence whatsoever that she was a lesbian." [269] However, in a 2017 documentary, columnist Liz Smith, who was a close friend, [270] attested that she was. [271] [272] Spencer Tracy [ edit ] Spencer Tracy and Hepburn in a publicity photo for Desk Set Sean Ferrer founded the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund [152] in memory of his mother shortly after her death. The US Fund for UNICEF also founded the Audrey Hepburn Society: the Society hosted annual charity balls for fund raising until Ferrer became involved in lawsuits in the late 2010s on behalf of his mother's estate. [153] [154] Dotti also became patron of the Pseudomyxoma Survivor charity, dedicated to providing support to patients of the rare cancer that was fatal to Hepburn, pseudomyxoma peritonei, [155] and Sean Ferrer became the rare disease ambassador since 2014 and for 2015 on behalf of European Organisation for Rare Diseases. [156] A year after his mother's death in 1993, Ferrer founded the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund (originally named Hollywood for Children Inc.), [157] a charity funded by exhibitions of Audrey Hepburn memorabilia. He directed the charity in cooperation with his half-brother Luca Dotti, and Robert Wolders, his mother's partner, which aimed to continue the humanitarian work of Audrey Hepburn. [158] Ferrer brought the exhibition "Timeless Audrey" on a world tour to raise money for the foundation. [159] He served as Chairman of the Fund before resigning in 2012, turning over the position to Dotti. [160] In 2017, Ferrer was sued by the Fund for alleged self-serving conduct. [160] In October 2017, Ferrer responded by suing the Fund for trademark infringement, claiming that the Fund no longer had the right to use Hepburn's name or likeness. [157] Ferrer's suit against the Fund was dismissed in March 2018 due to the complaint's failure to include Dotti as a defendant. [161] In 2019, the court sided with Ferrer, with the judge ruling there was no merit to the charity's claims it had the independent right to use Audrey Hepburn's name and likeness, or to enter into contracts with third parties without Ferrer's consent. [153] [154]

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Macintyre, Ben (6 May 2022). "The Colditz PoW Who Saved Audrey Hepburn". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022 . R I love the way that the radio brings us all together in a way that we can enjoy as a family. This is certainly not the case with the TV. If CBeebies is on, she goes into a trance where she will sit in front of the telly not speaking and not taking her eyes off the screen. She doesn’t move and it’s hard to get any interaction with her. Give me the radio over TV any day. a b c d "Cinema: The Hepburn Story". Time. September 1, 1952. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013 . Retrieved August 21, 2011. (subscription required) I’ve also found that having such a versatile radio in the house is great for family life. We have this one in the livingroom and a VQ Hepburn MK II in the kitchen. We listen to them every day and one of my daughter’s favourite things to do in the morning is to have a family dance in the kitchen.

Most Important Women of the 20th Century". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015 . Retrieved October 4, 2011. Hepburn is pictured on the book cover.

a b c d Baum, Geraldine (June 30, 2003). "Classy Film Feminist Had Brains, Beauty, That Voice". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012 . Retrieved October 2, 2011. I'm a personality as well as an actress. Show me an actress who isn't a personality, and you'll show me a woman who isn't a star." [238] a b c d e f g h McNamara, Mary (July 1, 2003). "It was her defining role: life". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012 . Retrieved October 2, 2011.

Hepburn was signed to a seven-picture contract with Paramount, with 12 months in between films to allow her time for stage work. [65] She was featured on 7 September 1953 cover of Time magazine, and also became known for her personal style. [66] Following her success in Roman Holiday, Hepburn starred in Billy Wilder's romantic Cinderella-story comedy Sabrina (1954), in which wealthy brothers ( Humphrey Bogart and William Holden) compete for the affections of their chauffeur's innocent daughter (Hepburn). For her performance, she was nominated for the 1954 Academy Award for Best Actress, while winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role the same year. [67] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times stated that she was "a young lady of extraordinary range of sensitive and moving expressions within such a frail and slender frame. She is even more luminous as the daughter and pet of the servants' hall than she was as a princess last year, and no more than that can be said." [68] Hepburn's legacy has endured long after her death. The American Film Institute named Hepburn third among the Greatest Female Stars of All Time. She is one of few entertainers who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards. She won a record three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress in a Leading Role. In her last years, she remained a visible presence in the film world. She received a tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1991 and was a frequent presenter at the Academy Awards. She received the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992. [141] She was the recipient of numerous posthumous awards including the 1993 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and competitive Grammy and Emmy Awards. In January 2009, Hepburn was named on The Times ' list of the top 10 British actresses of all time. [141] In 2010, Emma Thompson opined Hepburn "can't sing and she can't really act"; some people agreed, others disagreed. [142] Hepburn's son Sean later said "My mother would be the first person to say that she wasn't the best actress in the world. But she was a movie star." [143] Waxwork of Hepburn at Madame Tussauds, LondonRetro Mini features a wireless Bluetooth connection. It’s easy to connect your phone, tablet, or any other device, so you can stream content providers, such as; Audible, Apple Music, Deezer, and Spotify. The radio also features a USB charge port so you can charge your phone/tablet.

We saw young men put against the wall and shot, and they'd close the street and then open it, and you could pass by again... Don't discount anything awful you hear or read about the Nazis. It's worse than you could ever imagine." [10] Hepburn won four Academy Awards, the record number for a performer, and received a total of 12 Oscar nominations for Best Actress—a number surpassed only by Meryl Streep. [345] Hepburn also holds the record for the longest time span between first and last Oscar nominations, at 48 years. [345] She received two awards and five nominations from the British Academy Film Awards, one award and six nominations from the Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe Award nominations, two Tony Award nominations, and awards from the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the People's Choice Awards, and others. Hepburn was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979. She also won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1979 and received the Kennedy Center Honors, which recognize a lifetime of accomplishments in the arts, in 1990. [346] [347]Awards". New York Film Critics Circle. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012 . Retrieved February 15, 2012.