Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Born in Ixelles, a district of Brussels, Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium, England and the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem during the Second World War. Hepburn's parents were members of the British Union the Fascists in the mid-1930s,with her father becoming a true Nazi sympathiser. After her mother discovered him in bed with the nanny of her children,Hepburn's father left the family abruptly. In the 1960s, Hepburn would finally locate him again in Dublin through the Red Cross. Although he remained emotionally detached, his daughter remained in contact and supported him financially until his death.
On the evening of 20 January 1993, Hepburn died at home in her sleep of appendeceal cancer. After her death, Gregory Peck went on camera and tearfully recited her favourite poem, "Unending Love" by Rabindranath Tagore.