Audrey Hepburn: ‘I Should Have Played Anne Frank.’ She Carried That Guilt Until She Died A recording studio in Los Angeles. Audrey Hepburn sits alone in a soundproof booth. Headphones on, microphone before her. Pages spread across the table. The diary of Anne Frank. She’s here to record the audio book. A simple job. Read…
Audrey’s Daughter Lived 20 Minutes. She Kept The Hospital Bracelet 34 Years March 27th, 1959, Mexico. A hospital room 20 miles from the film set. Audrey Hepern lies in a bed, pale, exhausted, tears streaming down her face. In her arms, a tiny baby girl, 2 lb, premature, struggling to breathe. The baby’s chest rises…
Paramount Fired Their Costume Designer For Audrey. She Chose Givenchy The War That Changed Fashion . August 15th, 1953. Paramount Pictures, Hollywood. The executive conference room. [music] Tension so thick you could cut it with scissors. Studio head [music] Y. Frank Freeman sits at the head of the table, his face red with fury. Around…
Elizabeth Taylor Made John Warner A Senator. He Abandoned Her After Winning. November 7th, 1978, Richmond, Virginia, election night. The returns are coming in for the US Senate race, and John Warner is winning by 4,721 votes, the closest Virginia Senate race of the 20th century. Warner stands on the victory podium, waving to cheering…
March 7th, 1985, 6:23 p.m. Henipin Avenue, downtown Minneapolis. The temperature was hovering at -12° when 26-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson, driving home from a late studio session at Warehouse Studios, stopped at a red light and heard something that made him turn off his car stereo immediately. Through the bitter Minnesota wind, he could hear…
August 23rd, 1987, 4:42 p.m. Knots Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. 29-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson had come to the Old West theme park for a rare afternoon off during his Sign O the Times tour, seeking a quiet escape from the intensity of performing for stadium crowds night after night. What he didn’t expect was…
October 15th, 1993, 2:34 p.m. Mayo Clinic Neurological Research Center, Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Patricia Chen, the world’s leading expert in musical cognition and brain mapping, stared at the MRI results displayed across three monitors with a mixture of fascination and disbelief. The brain scans belong to 35-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson, who had volunteered for her…
June 12th, 1991, 9:47 p.m. The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit. Game five of the NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers was supposed to be entertainment, but 33-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson had discovered it was something far more sinister. Through his friendship with Lakers point guard Magic Johnson, Prince had learned…
November 9th, 1987, 11:23 p.m. The Ritz, New York City. The exclusive afterparty for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was winding down when 42-year-old Eric Clapton, widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, noticed 29-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson, sitting quietly in a corner booth. Clapton, who…
February 28th, 1985, 8:47 p.m. Studio 8, HNBC Studios, New York City. The American Music Awards were being broadcast live to 42 million viewers, when 34year-old Stevie Wonder, already a legend with 25 Grammy wins, made an announcement that stunned the audience. I’ve been hearing a lot about this young man, Prince, and his musical…
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