Hepburn

[ hep-burn ]

noun

1. Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.
2. Katharine, 1909–2003, U.S. actress.

Hepburn

/ ˈhɛpˌbɜːn /

noun

1. HepburnAudrey19291993FUSBelgianFILMS AND TV: actress Audrey. 1929–93, US actress, born in Belgium. Her films include Roman Holiday (1955), Funny Face (1957), and My Fair Lady (1964)
2. HepburnKatharine19072003FUSFILMS AND TV: actress Katharine. 1907–2003, US film actress, whose films include The Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), The African Queen (1951), The Lion in Winter (1968) for which she won an Oscar, and On Golden Pond (1981)

Example Sentences

In 1951, director John Huston brought Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall here to film The African Queen.

From The Daily Beast

Richard Avedon considered Hepburn one of his muses in the 50s and the two maintained a close professional relationship.

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Through his years as a designer, he has dressed an esteemed group of women from Audrey Hepburn to Jackie O. and Oprah.

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Think of the chain set off when Audrey Hepburn, and not Julie Andrews, was cast as Eliza Doolittle.

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A part of him had always wanted to be an actor—"Charlton Hepburn," he fancied himself—and now he had gotten his wish.

From The Daily Beast

Lucius Harney was there, then—he had not gone down to Hepburn with Mr. Miles, as she had at first imagined.

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He's hired Carrick Fry's team to take him to Hepburn, but he ain't going to start for another hour.

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The freckled boy who had brought her the note two weeks earlier was to wait with the buggy at Hepburn till their return.

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Hepburn and Sayles, the latter the proprietor of the Sphere, had been cronies for five years.

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As was to be expected, the Sphere attacked the two young officers, giving wholly the Hepburn version of the affair.

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