Actor Mel Ferrer, the onetime husband of Audrey Hepburn has died, surrounded by family and friends in his Californian ranch. He was 90.
Ferrer co-starred with Hepburn in 'War and Peace', directed her in 'Green Mansions' and produced her in 'Wait Until Dark.
He made his big-screen acting debut in the drama 'Lost Boundaries' playing a fair-skinned black doctor passing as white.
Speaking to Reuters, Ferrer's son Mark recalled that the role: "...had a huge impact on him and his commitment to civil rights."
Ferrer and Hepburn married in 1954 and appeared together that year in the Broadway production of 'Ondine', for which she won a Tony as best actress just weeks after receiving her Academy Award for 'Roman Holiday'.
The couple had a son together, Sean and Ferrer had five other children from other marriages.
Although he appeared in over 100 films, Ferrer viewed himself less as a screen actor than as a creative talent behind the camera, his son told Reuters.
