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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

WARRIOR BIOGRAPHER ROBERT MATZEN TALKS AUDREY HEPBURN, JIMMY STEWART, AND CAROLE LOMBARD

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Biographer Robert Matzen discusses his second Hepburn book (Warrior) which covers her last 5 years working for UNICEF in war torn countries like Somalia and Sudan as well as his biographies on Jimmy Stewart and Carole Lombard. Included-portions of Global News interview with Audrey Hepburn, and Luca Dotti (son of Audrey Hepburn). Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Maacabre on Apple DevIces here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 Catch 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Arthur Conan Doyle) on Apple Podcast Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Catch 1001 History's Best Storytellers (interviews) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Stitcher here: ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) :https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/1534427618 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (interviews) on Stitcher https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/1534427618 Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Music

0:27.5

Welcome back everyone to 1,000 One Heroes Legends Histories and Mysteries podcast. This is your host John Hagenorn

0:34.6

We're very proud to have with us today author Robert Matson who we spoke to a couple of years ago when he released a Dutch girl

0:41.0

The story of Aubrey Hettburn in World War II and now he's come out with a sequel and a good sequel called Warrior

0:48.1

Gone almost 30 years Aubrey Hettburn remains among the most beloved movie stars of all time known for that face and for hits like Roman holiday

0:56.0

breakfast at Tiffany's and my fair lady

0:59.2

At the height of her fame at age 38 she walked away from Hollywood to raise her sons a decade later seeking a new direction

1:06.7

She came upon the organization that had saved her as a Dutch girl at the end of World War II

1:11.7

Unicep what happened next surpassed the plot twist of any movie the introverted and reclusive

1:17.5

Audrey Hettburn became a warrior using her fame to capture the media's attention and she charged into the most dangerous places on earth to save children and mothers

1:26.0

In desperate situations

1:28.3

For five years she drove herself mercilessly on a quest that would ultimately kill her

1:32.7

She waited in the war zones met with world leaders and called out injustice wherever she saw it and

1:39.4

Every opportunity she espoused causes that command headlines today

1:43.6

Racism refugee populations in crisis superpowers manipulation of the developing world and the reckless killing of our planet

1:52.1

In a moment will introduce Robert Mads an author of the international best-selling Dutch girl as we just said

1:57.8

He also authored mission Jimmy Stewart in the fight for Europe fireball Carol Lombard in the mystery of flight and five other books as well

2:05.5

He's earned a reputation for exhaustive research into his subjects

2:08.8

We'll also imagine as one of the most entertaining writers in popular biography

2:13.7

Warriors is a second collaboration with Aubrey Hettburn son Lucie Dottie

2:17.7

You'll be new surprises that build on the story begun in Dutch girl

2:22.2

Robert Mads and it's great to have you with us today. Can't wait to hear about this story

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