Audrey Hepburn kept her love life private despite Hollywood fame, biographer says
Speaking to People for this week's cover story, biographer Pamela Keogh said discretion was particularly important to Hepburn when it came to her personal relationships. "Unlike some Hollywood stars, boy, you didn't know who she was seeing and what she was doing." She pointed to…
Speaking to People for this week's cover story, biographer Pamela Keogh said discretion was particularly important to Hepburn when it came to her personal relationships. "Unlike some Hollywood stars, boy, you didn't know who she was seeing and what she was doing." She pointed.
Keogh said Ferrer was initially a strong partner for Hepburn, particularly as he understood Hollywood and supported her career. But their dynamic changed as Hepburn's fame grew and she became one of the world's biggest movie stars.
What Happened
She became a true Hollywood star and then he became sort of Mr. Keogh described the relationship as one that developed quickly, saying Hepburn gave her husbands considerable leeway despite rumours of infidelity.
Hepburn married actor and director Mel Ferrer in 1954, and the couple welcomed their son Sean in June 1960.
After divorcing Ferrer in 1968, Hepburn married Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti in 1969.
They welcomed their son Luca in February 1970.
Key Details
Hepburn's determination to preserve her marriages was partly connected to her childhood. According to Keogh, Hepburn's parents' divorce had shaped her desire to create the stable family life she had wanted for herself.
The pair began their relationship in the early 1980s and remained together until Hepburn's death in 1993.
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Although Hepburn and Wolders never officially married, Luca said their life together functioned as a marriage in everything that mattered.
Why It Matters
"Because of her parents' divorce, her dream in life really was not to be in Hollywood — it was to have a home and a family and children, a safe, calm family life." Hepburn eventually found what appeared to be the most.
"Certainly by Robert Wolders, she was, because maybe he was the only one or the one who suffered less from her stardom figure."
Hepburn's son Luca similarly described Wolders as the partner who was best able to love and support his mother without being overshadowed by her celebrity.
What Reports Say
Coverage of the story so far points to:
Continued reporting by The Express Tribune as more details emerge
