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According to biographer Barry Paris, them monkey was supposed to be Sister Luke's beloved pet, but gave Audrey a nasty bite on the arm.
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Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke for the 1959 Warner Bros. production The Nun's Story, Belgian Congo, 1958
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THE NUN'S STORY, 1959
AUGUSTO DI GIOVANNI (D. 1964)
Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke for the 1959 Warner Bros. production The Nun's Story, Belgian Congo, 1958
two gelatin silver publicity portraits
each signed (recto); each with stamped photographer's credit (verso)
each sheet: 15 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (39.4 x 29.8 cm.)
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AUGUSTO DI GIOVANNI (D. 1964)
Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke for the 1959 Warner Bros. production The Nun's Story, Belgian Congo, 1958
two gelatin silver publicity portraits
each signed (recto); each with stamped photographer's credit (verso)
each sheet: 15 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (39.4 x 29.8 cm.)
(2)
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