赫本成名前后罕见私人信件将被拍卖
Never-before-seen letters from Audrey Hepburn to her mentor charting her rocky love life and baby joy are expected to fetch £4,000 at auction
An unprecedented insight into the private life of Audrey Hepburn has been revealed thanks to the sale of intimate letters written by the screen siren.
近日奥黛丽•赫本所写的数封私人信件将被拍卖,给我们前所未有的机会来一窥这位银幕女神的私人生活.
The never-seen-before correspondence from the actress to her mentor Sir Felix Aylmer during her rise to international fame have come to light.
此次曝光的信件是赫本写给她的导师菲利克斯•艾尔默爵士的,之前人们从未见过.当时赫本正逐渐成长为一名国际巨星.
Hepburn penned the personal notes during the formative years of her life as she went from an unknown actress to one of Hollywood's greatest icons.
从一位不知名的女演员变成好莱坞最大牌的偶像之一,在她成长的岁月里,赫本写下了这些私人信件.
The ten letters were sent by Hepburn to the British actor, her mentor and confidant, between 1951 and 1960.
1951年到1960年间,赫本寄了十封信给这位英国演员.菲利克斯是赫本的导师和密友.
They document the star's rollercoaster life and her personal highs and lows, including her first failed engagement.
这些信件记录了这位女星的传奇生活和人生起落,包括她第一次失败的婚约.
Sir Felix helped to kick-start Hepburn's career when he agreed to give her acting and elocution lessons as she tried to establish herself in West End theatre productions.
当赫本努力在伦敦西区剧院站住脚跟时,菲利克斯爵士同意给赫本上表演课和朗诵课,帮她的事业起步.
The pair formed a relationship that developed into a lifelong friendship, and as her career took off Hepburn wrote letters and sent postcards to Sir Felix from film sets.
