Andrea Dotti (psychiatrist)

Andrea Paolo Mario Dotti was an Italian psychiatrist-neurologist and the second husband of Audrey Hepburn from 1969 to 1982.[1]

Andrea Dotti
Dotti and Audrey Hepburn
Born
Andrea Paolo Mario Dotti
Died30 September 2007(2007-09-30) (aged 69)
Spouse
(m. 1969; div. 1982)
ChildrenLuca Dotti

Biography

Dotti met Hepburn in June 1968 on a cruise aboard a yacht owned by an Italian socialite,[2][3] They married on 18 January 1969. Dotti had one child with Hepburn, a son named Luca, born on 8 February 1970.[1]

Dotti and Hepburn were married for 12 years, Much of the marriage was tumultuous due to Dotti's affairs with younger women. Hepburn stayed with Dotti as long as possible for the sake of her sons. However, the couple divorced in 1982. [1][3]

Dotti died in Rome on 30 September 2007 after complications from a colonoscopy.[4]

References

  1. Morgan Evans (16 June 2017). "A Timeline of Audrey Hepburn's Hollywood Love Stories". harpersbazaar.com. Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. (6 January 1969). "Hepburn is engaged to Italian psychiatrist", The Globe and Mail; Toronto, p. 15.
  3. People Staff (1 January 1993). "The Private Audrey (Archive)". people.com. People. Retrieved 23 Feb 2023.
  4. "Tweede echtgenoot Audrey Hepburn overleden" [Audrey Hepburn's second husband dies]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Amsterdam. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-25.


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