By Bob Willoughby

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As a famed Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby had the opportunity to capture stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda during his distinguished career. He also got the chance to photograph his favorite star – and we can’t deny that she’s one of our favorites too – Audrey Hepburn. It was a morning in 1953 when she was a new starlet after she arrived to Hollywood that he was called in to capture her beauty as a portraitist who was known for having perfected the photojournalistic movie still.

“She took my hand like...well a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal men’s hearts,” he recalls. And he became her trusted friend by the time her career soared after her Oscar-winning US debut in “Roman Holiday”. So it comes as no surprise that his stunning photographs capture the many facets of the Belgian-born star’s beauty and elegance since her debut, and until she reached the peak of fame after “My Fair Lady” in 1963.

Limited to 1000 pieces, this book is a true collectable!

Mirella Haddad