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    Biographer Reveals Audrey Hepburn’s Secret World War II Past

      In his new biography, “Dutch Girl,” bestselling author Robert Matzen reveals the discoveries he made about Audrey Hepburn’s life growing up in the Netherlands during World War II, and how her parent’s Nazi connections haunted her for the rest of her life. Through meticulous research, Matzen tells the story of Hepburn’s heroic efforts during the war, and how those difficult years led her to a life of humanitarian service.

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