Audrey Hepburn — Heartbreak Revealed In Lost Letters
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Audrey Hepburn
An auction house is offering the private correspondence of Audrey Hepburn — in letters that reveal the tragic tale of the movie star's own lost love! One letter breaks the sad news of the end of her engagement to socialite James Hanson — just as her legend begins!
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The correspondence — written between 1951 and 1960 to Hepburn’s acting mentor Felix Aylmer — will be offered to bidders as part of the Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale in London on June 29. But The National ENQUIRER has a first look at the letters that tell the story of Audrey's wild love life, including her romantic rebound with first husband Mel Ferrer!
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The collection of letters has Audrey telling Felix about her hopes of a marriage to James coming to an end. “it is with a heavy heart that I am writing to tell you that James Hanson and I are no longer engaged," she told Felix. At the time, the date had already been set for Audrey's wedding.
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"For a year," wrote Audrey, "I thought it would be possible to make our combined lives and careers work out." There's no mention of James' reputation as one of Hollywood's most notorious playboy. The actress had been heartbroken as he had been continually seen out on the town with London ladies while she filmed her star-making role in "Roman Holiday."
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A letter from 1954 provides a glimpse into both Audrey's glamor and the frailty that made her a screen legend. "I am off to Switzerland on Doc. orders," she writes, "for a real rest after the play."
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And this typewritten letter shows Audrey's joy over the birth of son Sean after she finally married for the first time to Mel Ferrer. He was her first child after two previous miscarriages. Sadly, Sean would grow up to battle over his mother's estate with stepbrother Luca from her second marriage to psychiatrist Andrea Dotti — which finally broke up in 1982 over her husband's constant philandering. (Audrey, however, pursued costar Peter O'Toole.)
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Wolders & Hepburn At Waldorf Astoria Hotel
By the time of her divorce from Dotti, Audrey had began a long relationship with actor Robert Wolders. He would be caring for her as she passed away in 1993. Audrey was 63 years old when she lost her battle to cancer — but her legend (and handwriting) lives on with the Bonhams auction.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Audrey Hepburn
An auction house is offering the private correspondence of Audrey Hepburn — in letters that reveal the tragic tale of the movie star's own lost love! One letter breaks the sad news of the end of her engagement to socialite James Hanson — just as her legend begins!
Photo credit: Getty Images
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The correspondence — written between 1951 and 1960 to Hepburn’s acting mentor Felix Aylmer — will be offered to bidders as part of the Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale in London on June 29. But The National ENQUIRER has a first look at the letters that tell the story of Audrey's wild love life, including her romantic rebound with first husband Mel Ferrer!
Photo credit: Bonhams
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The collection of letters has Audrey telling Felix about her hopes of a marriage to James coming to an end. “it is with a heavy heart that I am writing to tell you that James Hanson and I are no longer engaged," she told Felix. At the time, the date had already been set for Audrey's wedding.
Photo credit: Bonhams
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"For a year," wrote Audrey, "I thought it would be possible to make our combined lives and careers work out." There's no mention of James' reputation as one of Hollywood's most notorious playboy. The actress had been heartbroken as he had been continually seen out on the town with London ladies while she filmed her star-making role in "Roman Holiday."
Photo credit: Bonhams
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A letter from 1954 provides a glimpse into both Audrey's glamor and the frailty that made her a screen legend. "I am off to Switzerland on Doc. orders," she writes, "for a real rest after the play."
Photo credit: Bonhams
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And this typewritten letter shows Audrey's joy over the birth of son Sean after she finally married for the first time to Mel Ferrer. He was her first child after two previous miscarriages. Sadly, Sean would grow up to battle over his mother's estate with stepbrother Luca from her second marriage to psychiatrist Andrea Dotti — which finally broke up in 1982 over her husband's constant philandering. (Audrey, however, pursued costar Peter O'Toole.)
Photo credit: Bonhams
Wolders & Hepburn At Waldorf Astoria Hotel
By the time of her divorce from Dotti, Audrey had began a long relationship with actor Robert Wolders. He would be caring for her as she passed away in 1993. Audrey was 63 years old when she lost her battle to cancer — but her legend (and handwriting) lives on with the Bonhams auction.
Photo credit: Getty Images
