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As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself ... All of which I've earned a living doing.

Audrey Hepburn

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Audrey Hepburn
Age: 63 †
Born: 1929
Born: May 4
Died: 1993
Died: January 20
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Philanthropist
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Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Edda van Heemstra
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Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston
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