In tandem with practising in a Facebook groups dedicated to learning either Dutch or other foreign languages and googlin
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Audrey Hepburn
Booniedog85 — 2 years ago(February 04, 2024 01:06 PM)
In tandem with practising in a Facebook groups dedicated to learning either Dutch or other foreign languages and googling for sites to tour in the Netherlands, I came upon this article as people were giving their recommendations about sightseeing destinations. Since I can't share links yet on this site, I'll share the title of the article so you can google it.
Mythe ontkracht: Audrey Hepburn werkte niet voor het verzet
Someone else posted this too. Again my account is too new to post links so I'll give the title of the article so you can find it yourself online.
Audrey Hepburn & the Family Skeletons
TLDR summary the conversation in one of the FB groups went beyond the original topic and into multiple subjects and at some point Audrey Hepburn was mentioned. Some members derailed the original question and went into arguing about Hepburn and that link above was shared. My curioisity was piqued enough I googled stuff and from what I seen on Reddit, Dutch people seem to dispute Hepburn serving in the underground resistance as that article writes about. You can also find blogs, forums, and chatrooms where people dispute this fact about her life.
The short first linked article is about the Arnhem Museum calling out on Hepburn being a spy and deliverer as a myth and professional researchers they consulted could not find legitimate evidence of these commonly repeated stories. It was written back as one of the public promo piece back when Arnhem Museum had a special exhibit dedicated to Hepburn back in 2016. The second article, while its in English and is written by an American author who writes historical fiction, quotes Dutch and other European sources. And she goes further on specifics than the Dutch article by commenting on specific events like the alleged rescue of a British pilot. I seen a fair number of Dutch repeat the same conclusions on the FB groups and same on Reddit and the general internet. On the other hand I saw a few Americans bring counter-arguments with direct sources from people who knew Hepburn and some uncovered documents. A few cite a recent biography from titled Dutch Girl by a film historian Robert Matzen. Of course there's her two sons' testimonies.
I have not yet seen any of her movies yet, but having skimmed through the Times special on her while waiting at an office for a cleaning appointment, I'm a bit interested enough to ask. Why is there a huge gap between what Dutch and English sources say about the actress's involvement in the Dutch resistance? So many Dutch people and sources have the pattern on really myth busting Hepburn's war stories while English sources are so focused on doing the opposite. The Dutch Girl book for example is stated by Googleplay to have been released in 2019, more recent than the two links, and the author supposedly uses primary evidence while reciting all the common tales such as being kidnapped and hiding the pilot. Despite this professional academics in Holland have fully accepted the conclusions of the two linked articles.