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  • Audrey Hepburn’s Son Says He 'Can Understand Why' Marilyn Monroe Passed on Holly Golightly Role in Breakfast at Tiffany's

    04/14/2026 7:17:20 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 23 replies
    People ^ | Apr 12, 2026 | Tereza Shkurtaj
    Audrey Hepburn remains closely associated with Breakfast at Tiffany's, but the film's lead role was first offered to Marilyn Monroe. Now, Hepburn's oldest son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, 65, is offering insight into why he thinks Monroe ultimately turned it down. Truman Capote, who wrote the original novella, had drawn inspiration from the blonde bombshell— something Ferrer believes may have made the role less appealing. “I can understand why Marilyn said no, because she probably felt like she was going to be playing herself,” Ferrer told the outlet. “It's not very interesting, but if you take someone like Audrey Hepburn, which...
  • 'Mad about Musicals' on TCM in June

    05/21/2018 10:50:07 PM PDT · by iowamark · 6 replies
    TCM ^ | 5/22/2018
    TCM is excited to announce our new online class in partnership with Ball State University: TCM Presents: MAD ABOUT MUSICALS! A free online course dedicated to the history of the Hollywood Musical. Running from June 3-30, this FREE interactive experience will give you an entertaining deep-dive into the Hollywood musical, from the 1930s to the 1970s, with addictive multimedia course materials, digital games, ongoing interactions with your fellow film fans on the TCM message boards, and more! We invite movie lovers and online learners from around the world to join us for this fun, flexible online learning opportunity, TCM Presents:...
  • What DVDs to rent, now that I have netflix? [vanity]

    10/14/2004 8:23:11 AM PDT · by conelrad · 38 replies · 592+ views
    me ^ | Oct 14, 2004 | utterly vain
    I don't watch TV. (I don't have a TV.) I just signed up for netflix for DVDs to watch on my computer. I started out with the old TV show Combat! and some Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. (Showing my age.) Since netflix has so many thousands of offerings, I wonder if freepers would recommend out-of-the-way DVDs, or movies / shows they enjoyed but never saw at their video store. netflix doesn't have the TV episodes of Rocky Jones: Space Ranger. :-(