Rare And Beautiful Photos Of Audrey Hepburn Before She Became Famous
Originally published at www.lmt-lss.com.
Audrey Hepburn during auditions for High Button Shoes, London, 1948.
Audrey Hepburn is without question one of Hollywood’s greatest style icons. A talented performer known for her beauty, elegance and grace, she was born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. Hepburn spent part of her youth in England at a boarding school.
During much of World War II, she studied at the Arnhem Conservatory in The Netherlands which was later invaded by the Nazis. She and her mother struggled to survive and according to an article in The New York Times, Hepburn reportedly helped the resistance movement by delivering messages. She continued to pursue dance after the war and did small parts on the British stage.
We’re familiar with the glamorous Breakfast at Tiffany’s Hollywood star but Vintage Everyday has published a set of photos from the actresses’ past that show her as a child, teenager and a young adult before she became famous. Not surprising to see that she was just as charming and graceful then as she was after becoming a star.
Ella Van Heemstra photographed with her daughter Audrey Hepburn, 1929. At the time this photograph was taken, baby Audrey wasn’t even one year old.
Audrey Hepburn with her father Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston in Linkebeek, Belgium, 1933 (left) and 1934 (right).
A young Audrey Hepburn, 1939. Photograph by Manon van Suchtelen.
Audrey at the beach in 1937, 8 years old, before the war.
Audrey Hepburn’s first passport, 1936.
As a child Audrey Hepburn trained as a ballerina. During the war Audrey performed in several benefit performances to help the Dutch resistance. Photographed 1942.
Audrey, 13 years old.
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Godfried de Groot circa 1945.
Audrey Hepburn’s photograph from her British passport, 1946.
Audrey Hepburn, 17 years old. The photograph was taken after the liberation of Holland, 1946.
The girl members of the cast arrive at the Cambridge Theatre rehearsal of Sauce Tartare, 1949. Left to right: Aud Johannsen, Nina Tarakanova, Audrey Hepburn and Marlana.
Chorus girls Audrey Hepburn, Aud Johanssen, and Enid Smeedon from the show Sauce Tartare keep cool with a block of ice on the roof of the Cambridge Theatre in London. June 28, 1949.
