Hepburn
Americannoun
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Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.
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Katharine, 1909–2003, U.S. actress.
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Audrey. 1929–93, US actress, born in Belgium. Her films include Roman Holiday (1955), Funny Face (1957), and My Fair Lady (1964)
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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)
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And, as David Kissinger put it: “My stepmother came from this Waspy world, straight out of a Katharine Hepburn film, and my father was a refugee from Nazi Germany.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Since then, the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Princess Diana, Kate Moss and Alexa Chung have helped further the style’s popularity, according to a summary on fashion publication the Zoe Report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Thomas Street, Hepburn Road, Stokes Croft and City Road are all closed while police make enquiries, with more officers than usual in the area as investigations continue.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Screen idol Audrey Hepburn married her first husband Mel Ferrer in the Burgenstock's chapel in 1954, and they made the luxurious destination their home, living in the resort's Villa Bethania.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Mami, I asked as we studied the results in the mirror, do you think I look just the tiniest bit like Audrey Hepburn?
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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