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For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime.
Audrey Hepburn
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Audrey Hepburn
Age: 63 †
Born: 1929
Born: May 4
Died: 1993
Died: January 20
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Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Edda van Heemstra
Edda Kathleen Ruston
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston
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