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The dress worn by Audrey Hepburn when she won her Oscar for Roman Holiday has failed to sell at auction.

The ivory dress was estimated to have a sale price of up to £60,000 at the auction in London on Tuesday, but when the dress went under the hammer there wasn’t a single bid on it. This was a huge disappointment for all at the Kerry-Anne auction house in the capital, as they were sure the dress would be a massive hit with fans of Hepburn, but it seems that the tightening of the pursestrings of late has also hit the auction houses.

As well as the Hepburn dress, other items in the auction that did sell were the dress worn by the late Amy Winehouse on her Back To Black album cover went for £36,000, while a Princess Diana replica wedding dress was sold for £48,000.

Article Source: MusicRooms.net

Here is an interesting fact and news about Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

I have added 766 dvd captures of Audrey Hepburn in Love In The Afternoon. Video clips of her performance will be added soon.

I received my monthly copy of Vanity Fair in the mail today, as I was reading through it, I noticed they had a small snippet of Audrey Hepburn in it, talking and remembering about her iconic movie role, Breakfast At Tiffany’s. I have added the scan to the gallery.

I have added a page to this site called Cover Girl, which it displays magazine covers that Audrey Hepburn has appeared on over the years. The page isn’t 100% complete due to that I have to add more covers to the section but I thought I post about it encase anyone is curious about what magazines Audrey has been featured on.

Cover Girl – Click the link to check it out.

After the filming of Breakfast at Tiffany’s ended, they previewed the movie in San Francisco and a top executive at Paramount barked at the assembled filmmakers, “That f–king song, ‘Moon River,’ has got to go.” At which point star Audrey Hepburn jumped out of her chair and strongly protested. Needless to say, the song stayed in the film… and won a Best Song Academy Award in 1962 for composer Henry Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer. That story was told to me by Ginny Mancini, the lovely widow of the genius musician, as we discussed the 50th anniversary screening of the film at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last Friday evening. (To which I wore a pin depicting Mancini’s recent postage stamp, which she gave me.) A glorious event produced by the Academy’s Ellen Harrington, with a new digital restoration, it continues the series of special events which has elevated membership in the Academy (which I have enjoyed for 40 years) to a new level of excitement. Speaking at the event, Paramount restoration expert Ron Smith said that the original music scores were found stored in a salt mine in Pennsylvania, coincidentally right next to Mancini’s Hatari film music.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s was directed by Blake Edwards, and written by George Axelrod, loosely based upon a novella by Truman Capote. Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly Golightly but her mentor, Lee Strasberg, advised her that playing a ‘prostitute’ would be bad for her image, so she turned it down. And the picture of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, with her giant sunglasses, Givenchy dresses (her little black dress is the most famous of all time), string of pearls, holding an oversized cigarette holder, is considered one of the most iconic images of American cinema, ushering in a new notion of femininity; she was nominated as Best Actress in a Leading Role. Mancini also won an Oscar for the Best Original Score. I was fortunate enough to meet Hank Mancini in the late 70s, when he composed the score for my production of W.C. Fields & Me, and we remained friends until his death in 1994. And Mrs. Mancini has been an integral part of my ‘friends-and-family’ circle ever since. (Interestingly enough, the screenwriter for my W.C. Fields movie, Bob Merrill (Funny Girl), went on to write an unsuccessful Broadway musical version of Tiffany.)

Remember the story? A lonely, struggling writer (George Peppard), being ‘assisted’ by a wealthy married decorator (Patricia Neal), becomes enchanted with his neighbor, an independent young woman who strives to be a high-climbing socialite with a penchant for high fashion and wild parties. Holly says to him, “I can’t think of anything I’ve never done,” and then finishes with, “I’m used to being top banana in the shock department.” The crux of the film is his discovering her vulnerabilty and sweetness. This popular, wildly acclaimed film provoked much discussion, laughter and controversy as it established the archetype of the independent single girl in the city, certainly a predecessor of today’s ‘Sex In The City.”

Director Blake Edwards was meticulous in his casting choices, and the supporting cast was top-notch. Buddy Ebsen was heartbreaking as Doc, Holly’s Texas ‘husband,’ and went on to acclaim in The Beverly Hillbillies. Martin Balsam established himself as a top character actor playing the fast-talking agent, a forerunner of today’s Ari Gold. The party scene was one of the most raucous in filmic history, foreshadowing Blake’s film The Party. Some of the women in that scene attended the Friday screening and received tumultuous applause. The only jarring note was Mickey Rooney’s performance as the obnoxious Japanese neighbor. It was an ugly caricature and jarring to today’s sensibilities. John McGiver, as the Tiffany clerk who agrees to engrave the Crackerjack ring, is superb. The ‘no name’ cat which is an integral part of the film is an absolute double for my tabby, Pyewacket, so now it will be known to me as PyeTwo. Co-producer Richard Shepherd went on to become head of MGM and made my epic Hemingway deal with Sidney Pollack and Waldo Salt (never filmed).

Speaking of Audrey’s performance singing ‘Moon River,’ Mancini said, “Audrey’s big eyes gave me the push to get a little more sentimental than I usually do. The song was written for her, and although there has been more than a thousand versions of it, no one has understood it so completely. Hers is unquestionably the greatest.” In a letter which Audrey Hepburn sent to Mancini, she wrote: “I have just seen our picture, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, this time with your score. A movie without music is a little like an aeroplane without fuel. However beautifully the job is done, we are still on the ground and in a world of reality. Your music has lifted us all up and sent us soaring. Everything we cannot say with words or show with action you have expressed for us. You have done this with so much imagination, fun and beauty. You are the hippest of cats — and the most sensitive of composers! Thank you, dear Hank. Lots of love. Audrey.”

Article Source: huffingtonpost.com

I have added 1077 dvd captures of Audrey in another one of her classic roles, Sabrina.

The 1960′s hit and memorable film staring the classy Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen and Mickey Rooney is set for a Blu-Ray released date of August 23rd. Bonus materials are unknown at the moment but you can go ahead and pre-order it via amazon.com.

Audrey Hepburn’s French pleat in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ has been named the most influential style ever in a Hairdressing Council poll.

Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ hairstyle has been named most influential style ever.

The late actresses’ French pleat in the 1961 film – in which she played lead character Holly Golightly – has been given the honour after hairdressers voted it top of their list in a Hairdressing Council poll, revealing it is the most requested style in salons.

Other vintage cuts in the list included ‘Some Like It Hot’ actress Marilyn Monroe’s trademark blonde curls, which were second, and model Twiggy’s crop in third.

Jennifer Aniston made the top 10 for her ‘Friends’ character Rachel Green’s hairstyle aptly named ‘The Rachel’, while Victoria Beckham’s bob cut was also among the frontrunners.

Audrey’s accolade comes after she was voted the most beautiful woman of all time in a poll held by TV channel QVC last year.

Once again she saw off competition from Marilyn, who was third, and Jennifer, who came 10th in the survey.

Modern stars such as Cheryl Cole, who was second, Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson were also outdone by the ‘My Fair Lady’ star.

Article Source: contactmusic.com

I have added clips of the biography documentary The Magic of Audrey.