Why Audrey Hepburn Refused to Play Anne Frank in the Hollywood Film Despite Pleas from Anne's Dad
Audrey Hepburnmade less than 20 films during her legendary career, but they were so beloved —Roman Holiday,Breakfast at Tiffany’s,Sabrina, to name a few — that she became one of Hollywood’s most beloved and enduring stars. But there was one role she was never able to play: that of Anne Frank. While Hepburn never met Frank, they lived parallel lives. They were the same age, lived just 60 miles apart, and suffered the horror of the German occupation of Holland, notes Robert Matzen in his new bookDutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II,excerpted exclusively in this week’s PEOPLE....