Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier
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This glamorous Hollywood star fell in love with Prince Rainier of Monaco. When they married, Her Serene Highness quit the silver screen, but her life was cut tragically short.
Grace Kelly
born: 12-11-1929
birth place: Pennsylvania, USA
died: 14-09-1982
Born into the family of a self-made millionaire, Grace attended a Convent school, but went against her Irish Catholic family's wishes in pursuit of an acting career.
After gaining acceptance to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Grace moved to Manhattan and supported her studies as a model, her early stage work including Strindberg's 'The Father'.
She soon won television parts, which in turn incited offers from Hollywood. Her first small role, in the 1951 film 'Fourteen Hours', catapulted her from relative unknown into a lead in the celebrated Gary Cooper classic, 'High Noon'.
While 'High Noon' was a box office hit, it took more than a year for Kelly to find her next film, 'Mogambo', which led to a 7-year signing with MGM, and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
She proved to be the ideal, elegant blonde actress Alfred Hitchcock had been searching for and, after casting her in 'Dial M. For Murder', Grace began a string of projects for the director.
One year after the release of Hitchcock’s 'To Catch A Thief', it was announced that Grace would marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. The wedding proved one of the most lavish and reported events of the decade. Soon after, Grace announced her retirement from films.
As Princess Grace of Monaco, she served as head of a number of charitable and philanthropic organizations, and gave birth to three royal children.
In 1982, Princess Grace lost control of the vehicle in which she and her daughter were travelling. While Princess Stephanie survived the accident with minor injuries, Grace lingered in a coma for barely 24 hours, before she died on 14th September. It was later determined that the Princess had suffered a stroke which had led to the crash.
born: 12-11-1929
birth place: Pennsylvania, USA
died: 14-09-1982
Born into the family of a self-made millionaire, Grace attended a Convent school, but went against her Irish Catholic family's wishes in pursuit of an acting career.
After gaining acceptance to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Grace moved to Manhattan and supported her studies as a model, her early stage work including Strindberg's 'The Father'.
She soon won television parts, which in turn incited offers from Hollywood. Her first small role, in the 1951 film 'Fourteen Hours', catapulted her from relative unknown into a lead in the celebrated Gary Cooper classic, 'High Noon'.
While 'High Noon' was a box office hit, it took more than a year for Kelly to find her next film, 'Mogambo', which led to a 7-year signing with MGM, and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
She proved to be the ideal, elegant blonde actress Alfred Hitchcock had been searching for and, after casting her in 'Dial M. For Murder', Grace began a string of projects for the director.
One year after the release of Hitchcock’s 'To Catch A Thief', it was announced that Grace would marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. The wedding proved one of the most lavish and reported events of the decade. Soon after, Grace announced her retirement from films.
As Princess Grace of Monaco, she served as head of a number of charitable and philanthropic organizations, and gave birth to three royal children.
In 1982, Princess Grace lost control of the vehicle in which she and her daughter were travelling. While Princess Stephanie survived the accident with minor injuries, Grace lingered in a coma for barely 24 hours, before she died on 14th September. It was later determined that the Princess had suffered a stroke which had led to the crash.
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