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Audrey Hepburn, wearing Valentino, and Luca Dotti in the gardens of La Paisible for Vogue, 1971. Photography by Henry Clarke

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Audrey Hepburn and her son Luca, photographed by Henry Clarke at La Paisible, Switzerland, in 1971.

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"There are hundreds of books about my mother and each in its own way tries to solve a piece of the 'Audrey puzzle.' Some are instant classics while others are merely exploitative, and until now none has focused on what she considered her 'most important career' — her fight for children in need in what she called the Developing World, often in war zones.

"The stories she brought back home and shared with us were chilling but always sugarcoated until Warrior totally challenged my perspective. Mum was more than a steel-butterfly; she was a battle-hardened badass, and Warrior: Audrey Hepburn finally tells that story."

-Luca Dotti on the new biography of Audrey’s UNICEF years by Robert Matzen

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Audrey at 90: The Salute to Audrey Hepburn Blogathon is soon upon us, starting on her birthday, May 4!

We’re so honored to welcome a very special guest —Audrey’s son, Luca Dotti, author of the New York Times bestsellers Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother’s Kitchen and Audrey in Rome. “I’m touched and delighted that so many writers are celebrating my mother’s 90th birthday,” he told us. “I look forward to reading the variety of topics on her films and her life which are covered here.” Luca also wrote the moving and insightful foreword to Robert Matzen’s brand-new book, Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn in World War II, an incredible story beautifully told—which will leave you even more in awe of Audrey.

And three lucky blogathon participants will win a copy of that book!

During the blogathon, we’re hoping to capture many aspects of Audrey’s remarkable life. You can focus on a movie or any other facet of her career, philanthropic work, style, or her early years and near-miraculous survival under the Nazis… whatever touches you the most.

And if you’ve already written about Audrey, you’re welcome to enter that post as well.

  Please join us in honoring this extraordinary woman. You still have time to enter, but hurry!

At the bottom of your story, please post one of the banners below and link to this post, saying something along the lines of: This piece is included in Audrey at 90: The Salute to Audrey Hepburn Blogathon, sponsored by Sister Celluloid. To see the rest of the posts, just click here.

  Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) on the terrace of the Restaurant Hammetschwand at the summit of the Bürgenstock, Switzerland, circa 1955. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

I’ll be writing about Robert Matzen’s wonderful book, and he’ll be sharing his insights into what it was like to spend so much time “with” Audrey, compared with his other fascinating subjects, including James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn and Carole Lombard.

The blogathon will run from May 4 to May 7. You are welcome to post your entry any time between now and May 7; just send the link in the comments section and we’ll include a live link to it in the roster below.

Here’s the list so far:

Sister Celluloid: Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and WWII Robert Matzen: Spending time “with” Audrey as a subject, compared with other stars Caftan Woman: Charade Maddy Loves Her Classic Films: A Tribute to Audrey Cinema Cities: Audrey’s five Oscar-nominated performances Cinematic Scribblings: Two for the Road Moon in Gemini: The Nun’s Story Thoughts All Sorts: Roman Holiday Realweegiemidget Reviews: Robin and Marian Three Enchanting Ladies: Funny Face The Stop Button: Secret People The Story Enthusiast: Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto The Pale Writer: Audrey’s early career and How to Steal a Million Love Letters to Old Hollywood: Love in the Afternoon Champagne for Lunch: The Nun’s Story and Robin and Marian The Midnite Drive-In: The Children’s Hour The Film Catchup: Breakfast at Tiffany’s In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood: Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother’s Kitchen, by Luca Dotti Poppity Talks Classic Film: The Unforgiven Diary of a Movie Maniac: Bloodline and Love Among Thieves Critica Retro: Paris When It Sizzles MovieMovie logBlog: My Fair Lady 

Please request your topics in the comments section. I can’t wait to hear from you!

  The Audrey Hepburn Blogathon Proudly Welcomes Audrey’s Son, Luca Dotti! Audrey at 90: The Salute to Audrey Hepburn Blogathon is soon upon us, starting on her birthday, May 4!

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“My personal belief is that my mother thought, in some ways, that God was not only in churches and prayer, but also in the nature of wellness. So by stopping to see how each plant is doing was a form of compassion. We have to learn a lot from plants – they can suffer from winter wind and things like that, but they have the strength to repair themselves.” - Luca Dotti, son of Andrea Dotti & Audrey Hepburn.

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Audrey Hepburn people magazine

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"Anniversary Special, for all her friends and fans that don't forget her spirit. Borghese Gardens, Rome, 4th May '58, Whilst filming Nun's Story, Personal archive Polaroid, Author unknown." - @thedottis on Instagram A huge thank you to Luca Dotti for sharing these incredible shots.

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Audrey Hepburn with her sons Luca Dotti and Sean Hepburn Ferrer in Rome. Photography by Lino Nanni December 15, 1971