Hepburn never ignored or dismissed what she lived through, with it weighing on her throughout her life

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Audrey Hepburn was living in the Netherlands and studying ballet when the Nazis moved in amid the action of World War II

The teenager, who had not yet skyrocketed to fame, feared for her life as she witnessed atrocities, according to her son Sean Hepburn Ferrer and author Wendy Holden

The two look back at how those moments stayed with the actress for life in their biography, Intimate Audrey

Audrey Hepburn‘s childhood experiences had a profound impact on her life.

Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the elder of Hepburn’s two sons, and co-author…

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