Relationships
They say love is the best investment; the more you give, the more you get in return." - Audrey Hepburn
In the early 1950s Audrey Hepburn was engaged to the young James Hanson. She called it "love at first sight;" however, after having her wedding dress fitted and date set, she decided the marriage would not work because of the demands of Hanson's career that would require him to be gone on business most of the time. She had the wedding dress given to a poor Italian couple, who still have it today.
Next, Audrey met Mel Ferrer at a party hosted by Gregory Peck, and quickly fell in love with him. After Sabrina, Audrey went back to the stage, this time with Ferrer in a play called Ondine, in which she played a water sprite. Ferrer was rumored to be perhaps too controlling of Audrey, but in William Holden's words, "I think Audrey allows Mel to think he influences her."
She married Mel Ferrer on September 25th 1954. The marriage lasted 14 years until 5 December 1968. In the later years of the marriage, Ferrer was rumored to have had a girlfriend on the side, while Audrey had an affair with her handsome Two for the Road co-star, Albert Finney. After the marriage fell apart, Audrey met Italian psychologist, Andrea Dotti, on a cruise and fell in love with him on a trip to Greek ruins. She believed she would have many children, and possibly stop working. She married him on January 18th, 1969. Although Dotti loved Audrey and was well-liked by Sean, who called him "fun," Dotti had multiple affairs with younger women. The marriage lasted 13 years and ended in 1982 after Luca and Sean were old enough to handle life with a single mother.
At the time of her death, she was the companion (but not wife) of Robert Wolders, a handsome Dutch actor who was the widower of film star Merle Oberon. She met Wolders through a friend, in the later stage of her marriage to Dotti. Six months later, they met again for a drink, which turned into dinner. They fell in love, and after Audrey's divorce from Dotti was final, she and Wolders started their lives together, although they never married. In 1989, after nine years with him, she called them the happiest years of her life. "Took me long enough," she said in an interview with Barbara Walters. Walters also asked why she never married Wolders. Audrey replied that they were married, just not formally.
Next, Audrey met Mel Ferrer at a party hosted by Gregory Peck, and quickly fell in love with him. After Sabrina, Audrey went back to the stage, this time with Ferrer in a play called Ondine, in which she played a water sprite. Ferrer was rumored to be perhaps too controlling of Audrey, but in William Holden's words, "I think Audrey allows Mel to think he influences her."
She married Mel Ferrer on September 25th 1954. The marriage lasted 14 years until 5 December 1968. In the later years of the marriage, Ferrer was rumored to have had a girlfriend on the side, while Audrey had an affair with her handsome Two for the Road co-star, Albert Finney. After the marriage fell apart, Audrey met Italian psychologist, Andrea Dotti, on a cruise and fell in love with him on a trip to Greek ruins. She believed she would have many children, and possibly stop working. She married him on January 18th, 1969. Although Dotti loved Audrey and was well-liked by Sean, who called him "fun," Dotti had multiple affairs with younger women. The marriage lasted 13 years and ended in 1982 after Luca and Sean were old enough to handle life with a single mother.
At the time of her death, she was the companion (but not wife) of Robert Wolders, a handsome Dutch actor who was the widower of film star Merle Oberon. She met Wolders through a friend, in the later stage of her marriage to Dotti. Six months later, they met again for a drink, which turned into dinner. They fell in love, and after Audrey's divorce from Dotti was final, she and Wolders started their lives together, although they never married. In 1989, after nine years with him, she called them the happiest years of her life. "Took me long enough," she said in an interview with Barbara Walters. Walters also asked why she never married Wolders. Audrey replied that they were married, just not formally.
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