Hepburn is not the name everyone thought to be, but is actually one of her ancestors' surnames. After her birth, her father accidentally learned it. Hepburn used to raise ballet in the basement during World War II to raise money for the resistance. I don't know if it was a death sentence at the time, but she did send intelligence to the Allies on a bicycle when the Allies hit her hometown and was investigated by the Germans on the return journey. It really took a lot of sacrifice and courage