tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post5021037726018936151..comments2024-03-27T04:43:51.487-03:00Comments on Via Margutta 51: The Story of Audrey Hepburn's deer Pippin (aka "Ip")Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-52752598284306422932018-01-08T16:51:47.130-03:002018-01-08T16:51:47.130-03:00OH DEAR!
I must say, that I have been a deer caug...OH DEAR!<br /><br />I must say, that I have been a deer caught in the headlights of this story.<br /><br />A very charming story of Audrey Hepburn and her Bambi, Ip Hipburn. Yet like Bambi, Ip would eventually have to be separated from its faux (fond) mother. A cruel fate after a close bond that was nurtured for the sole use of being a pet in a movie. I’m sure most Audrey Hepburn fans fawn over the cuteness of the story. I’m not going to get all PETA over the story; it has an amusing quality like the many chimps, lions and other wild animals that have been kept as adopted pets until they mature of course. I’m not sure if this particular fawn was a rescued animal. However, if it was and Hepburn was a foster mother, then I truly find merit in their relationship.<br /><br />This story and its images brings to a certain clarity the meaning of the word “fawn”, a young deer or as to fawn over someone to suckle or curry favor. The word has taken on a number of meanings that are both complimentary and derogatory, attractive and ugly, especially as the word has been transformed by its urban usage to mean a sweet, open minded, polite, almost innocent person. A person with the name fawn will be a best friend, helpful and kind. Just don’t take advantage of your dear friend. She can also be called a fawn if she is considered sexy and hot with ulterior motives.<br /><br />People “fawn” over one another to curry favor to the point of being insincere or it can be expressed as a cute term of indearment. That word Dear again, don’t you think it shares some of its origin with “deer”? Also interesting that Hepburn shortened her pet’s name from Pippin to Ip, for Ip could have been considered her intellectual property.<br /><br />So be an nice Ip...I mean dear and give your mother a kiss.S.DeRoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371145041024204491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-38079294304957245772017-10-14T02:39:13.223-03:002017-10-14T02:39:13.223-03:00Fascinating story about miss Hepburn and her gentl...Fascinating story about miss Hepburn and her gentle little pet fawn. Such gentleness is as a rare a commadity today as it was then. But what became of IP?JWMJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330556524852443926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-14679054767511841302017-03-09T17:52:36.387-03:002017-03-09T17:52:36.387-03:00ahhh that is where I read the story .. was trying ...ahhh that is where I read the story .. was trying to remember...BobbiJo Symbiotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250563770301275390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-81519875948442341162016-07-29T02:48:07.246-04:002016-07-29T02:48:07.246-04:00I LOVE Audrey, but it hurts that I have to share m...I LOVE Audrey, but it hurts that I have to share my admiration for her with the rest of the world. I was so young when she passed away, (16) so I never have known the personal pleasure of meeting her. However I am so extremely jealous of any man who got to simply stand in her mere presence, therefore I sincerely detest each and every one of her lovers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006635721931203535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-64577714424673265552016-03-14T18:40:33.056-03:002016-03-14T18:40:33.056-03:00FYI--- The Venezuelan word for deer is "cha&#...FYI--- The Venezuelan word for deer is "cha'cha ro"frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087676596379638881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-1548988875884799062015-04-19T15:45:15.149-03:002015-04-19T15:45:15.149-03:00Love this woman, more for her realness, her "...Love this woman, more for her realness, her "goundedness" & her work as a philanthropist than anything, but after reading the story of Audrey & her Pippin, I love her all the more for her love of animals. She is the epitome of being being beautiful on the outside & on on the inside too, (where we all know, it counts the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-34916483897643092202015-04-19T15:45:00.042-03:002015-04-19T15:45:00.042-03:00Love this woman, more for her realness, her "...Love this woman, more for her realness, her "goundedness" & her work as a philanthropist than anything, but after reading the story of Audrey & her Pippin, I love her all the more for her love of animals. She is the epitome of being being beautiful on the outside & on on the inside too, (where we all know, it counts the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-20923986201395686272014-08-22T15:03:11.700-04:002014-08-22T15:03:11.700-04:00I am happy to have learned the story of Pippin, it...I am happy to have learned the story of Pippin, it only adds to Audrey's mystique :) I know she was an animal lover Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-91319711852624465192013-04-29T12:44:26.642-04:002013-04-29T12:44:26.642-04:00Best thing ever. I really think I am in love with...Best thing ever. I really think I am in love with her, and we never get to meet. I just watch her longingly on the screen, and know that she was real.... and that I will likely never truly meet a woman in real life that I could love so naturally. Then I even get a little sad. Oh Audrey. I'd work it out so you could keep the dear. We'd get a house in the country. I could write. You could act. I also like that I just naturally trust her. If I lived back then, I don't think I'd ever have to worry about her cheating on me, no matter how many Gregory Pecks or Gary Coopers or Peter Otooles flew her way. If she ever left me, it would just destroy me. Truly, a light would go out. I suppose the only good news about my living today instead of then is that she can't, after my desprete cross country race to her, eye me as though I am "awfully silly" and walk away, never knowing how much I loved her. If Audrey turned me dow, while I fumbled with my hat and nothing to say, it would likely be the saddest day of my life.<br /><br />I feel silly having written that. Oh Audrey, where are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-67430797835067499132011-05-22T20:21:26.553-04:002011-05-22T20:21:26.553-04:00Clara, thank you for sharing the charming story of...Clara, thank you for sharing the charming story of the lovely Audrey and the enchanting Ip! Your account of the bond between the actress and the deer touched my heart and made me smile, as well as proving all the more that Our Ms. Hepburn was a perfect fit for the role of Rima the Bird Girl! :-) I still remember actually reading GREEN MANSIONS in a Reader's Digest edition when I was a kid. You're very kind to credit me for prompting you to tell this lovely story, and in turn, I'm grateful to you for sharing this wonderful bit of Audrey Hepburn history -- thanks, Clara!DorianTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-16215970196525808392011-05-22T20:21:26.316-04:002011-05-22T20:21:26.316-04:00I always wondered about the pictures of her with t...I always wondered about the pictures of her with the deer. Thank you for the background info! So interesting. :)Audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06729516870952658426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-72578602407307499002011-04-21T11:05:47.568-03:002011-04-21T11:05:47.568-03:00You're welcome, jnpickens!You're welcome, jnpickens!Clara Fercovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247553895885558509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-81987797402650967222011-04-21T01:32:21.588-03:002011-04-21T01:32:21.588-03:00Those are such sweet photos. I knew she had a deer...Those are such sweet photos. I knew she had a deer and it was from "Green Mansions" but I didn't know too much about it. <br /><br />Thanks for the beautiful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-19142462551813899162011-04-21T00:43:53.585-03:002011-04-21T00:43:53.585-03:00I'm glad you enjoyed this post, girls! Thanks ...I'm glad you enjoyed this post, girls! Thanks a million for sharing your thoughts :)<br /><br />Oh, Emm, that's sad :( It was the cutest deer ever!Clara Fercovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247553895885558509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-14911505316436424522011-04-19T02:13:00.752-03:002011-04-19T02:13:00.752-03:00I always wondered about the pictures of her with t...I always wondered about the pictures of her with the deer. Thank you for the background info! So interesting. :)Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729516870952658426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-5689376401488452532011-04-18T20:18:40.598-03:002011-04-18T20:18:40.598-03:00Emm, Clara, I agree that it's surprising that ...Emm, Clara, I agree that it's surprising that Pippin -- Ip to her pals :-) -- seems to have been something of a secret to us Audrey Hepburn fans. But hey, these little tidbits are the sort of lore that makes us love her all the more, right? :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-42292224615645713152011-04-18T18:56:49.510-03:002011-04-18T18:56:49.510-03:00I heard once that Audrey eventually gave Pippin up...I heard once that Audrey eventually gave Pippin up because Mr. Famous was jealous and her lifestyle didn't work well for a pet deer.<br /><br />But photos of her & a little Pippin are some of my very favorites -- probably because they are a bit rare. It's always struck me as odd that few Audrey fans seem to know about Pippin at all, and that the full story remains something of a mystery. Thanks for shedding a little light on all of this, Clara!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424334629461989551.post-25809200758387228052011-04-18T16:11:54.664-03:002011-04-18T16:11:54.664-03:00Clara, thank you for sharing the charming story of...Clara, thank you for sharing the charming story of the lovely Audrey and the enchanting Ip! Your account of the bond between the actress and the deer touched my heart and made me smile, as well as proving all the more that Our Ms. Hepburn was a perfect fit for the role of Rima the Bird Girl! :-) I still remember actually reading GREEN MANSIONS in a Reader's Digest edition when I was a kid. You're very kind to credit me for prompting you to tell this lovely story, and in turn, I'm grateful to you for sharing this wonderful bit of Audrey Hepburn history -- thanks, Clara!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.com