Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer (born August 25, 1917 in Elberon, New Jersey) is an American actor, film director and film producer.

Born Melchor Gaston Ferrer into a prosperous family, his Cuban-born father a medical surgeon and his mother a prominent New York City socialite. He is the brother of noted cardiologist and educator Dr. M. Irené Ferrer.

Mel Ferrer was educated at private schools before attending Princeton University.

Ferrer began acting in summer stock as a teenager and at age twenty-one was appearing on the Broadway stage. After a time as a radio host, he returned to Broadway then became involved in motion pictures, directing more than ten feature films and acting in more than eighty.

He has been married five times, most notably to actress Audrey Hepburn from 1954 to 1968 and with whom he had a son. He and Hepburn had acquired a home in Switzerland and after their divorce he maintained a residence in Lausanne and often worked in film in Europe.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Mel Ferrer has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6268 Hollywood Blvd.