Grace Kelly

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More from the exhibit

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Bio from Geocities.com
Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, on November 12, 1929 into a wealthy family. With two sisters
and a brother, she spent her childhood in the Kelly home on the hill above East Falls, 3901 Henry Avenue.

She started school in the autumn of 1934, at the Academy of the Assumption, Ravenhill, Philadelphia, in
the parish of St. Bridget's, and attended it in the next nine years. In 1943 she transferred to the Stevens School
in Germantown, where she completed her high school education and graduated in May 1947. Then she left for
New York City where she was attending American Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked as a model and
TV player.

Grace Kelly made her stage debut in 1949 in the Broadway production of The Father by A.Strindberg.
Her first film appearance was in 1951 in Fourteen Hours. The following year she played Gary Cooper's wife
in the classic western High Noon. In 1953 MGM signed her and gave her the second lead in Mogambo. She
received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for the role.

Dial M for Murder , an excellent thriller set in a claustrophobic London apartment and shot in 1953,
was the beginning of the fascinating co-operation with the best director of all time - Alfred Hitchcock. Grace
Kelly personified the essence of his cool blonde and he made the most brilliant use of her regal, sophisticated
and aristocratic beauty.

Their next movie, Rear Window, with the camera which almost did not leave the New York apartment,
was the most successful experiment of the ingenious director. Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont was unique.
Magnificent. Unforgettable. She became a star.

In 1954 The Country Girl, with the unglamorous, depressive and so opposite of Lisa Fremont role,
won her an Oscar.

In the spring Grace Kelly arrived to the French Riviera to play Frances Stevens, the part Hitchcock
designed for her in the stylish To Catch a Thief . This beautiful, elegant, wise, sparkling cool blonde, active
and ambiguous, was one of her best performances.

High Society, a musical adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, was her last movie. The song
True Love, a beautiful duet with Bing Crosby, earned Platinum record.

In 1956 Grace Kelly married Prince Raineir III of Monaco, retired from film, became Princess Grace
of Monaco and the best ambassador of her new country. She had three children.

In 1962 Alfred Hitchcock offered her the leading role in Marnie but she had to refuse that. In 1977
she narrated a documentary The Children of Theatre Street.

On September 13, 1982, Grace Kelly suffered a stroke while driving and was killed.


- I would like to be remembered as a deccent human being and a caring one -

Grace Kelly

 

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3190 is not an early headshot-it is a still from the period when she did "High Society".

 

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Filmography from IMDB

1980s
1950s
Rearranged (1982)

High Society (1956) .... Tracy Samantha Lord
The Swan (1956) .... Princess Alexandra
To Catch a Thief (1955) .... Frances Stevens
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA: complete title)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) .... Nancy Brubaker
Green Fire (1954) .... Catherine Knowland
The Country Girl (1954) .... Georgie Elgin
... aka Country Girl (Australia: TV title)
Rear Window (1954) .... Lisa Carol Fremont
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (USA: complete title)
Dial M for Murder (1954) .... Margot Mary Wendice
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (USA: complete title)
"Kraft Television Theatre" (5 episodes, 1948-1954)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Thankful Heart (1954) TV episode
- Boy of Mine (1953) TV episode
- The Small House (1952) TV episode
- The Cricket on the Hearth (1952) TV episode
- Old Lady Robbins (1948) TV episode
Mogambo (1953) .... Linda Nordley
"The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Ann Rutledge / ... (5 episodes, 1950-1953)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- The Way of the Eagle (1953) TV episode
- Rich Boy (1952) TV episode .... Paula
- Leaf out of a Book (1950) TV episode
- Ann Rutledge (1950) TV episode .... Ann Rutledge
- Bethel Merriday (1950) TV episode
"Lux Video Theatre" .... Beth / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Betrayer (1953) TV episode .... Meg
- A Message for Janice (1952) TV episode .... Janice
- Life, Liberty and Orrin Dudley (1952) TV episode .... Beth
"Studio One" .... Freda (2 episodes, 1950-1952)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Kill (1952) TV episode .... Freda
- The Rockingham Tea Set (1950) TV episode
"Armstrong Circle Theatre" (3 episodes, 1951-1952)
- Recapture (1952) TV episode
- City Editor (1952) TV episode
- Lover's Leap (1951) TV episode
High Noon (1952) .... Amy Fowler Kane
"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Leaf Out of a Book (1952) TV episode
"Suspense" (1 episode, 1952)
- Fifty Beautiful Girls (1952) TV episode
"Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- Candles for Theresa (1952) TV episode
"Lights Out" (2 episodes, 1950-1952)
- The Borgia Lamp (1952) TV episode
- The Devil to Pay (1950) TV episode
"Danger" (1 episode, 1952)
- Prelude to Death (1952) TV episode
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Claire (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Big Build Up (1952) TV episode .... Claire
"CBS Television Workshop" .... Dulcinea (1 episode, 1952)
- Don Quixote (1952) TV episode .... Dulcinea
Fourteen Hours (1951) .... Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
"Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Airflyte Theatre
- A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln (1951) TV episode
"The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Prudential Family Theater
- Berkeley Square (1951) TV episode
"Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
- Episode (1950) TV episode
"The Web" (1 episode, 1950)
- Mirror of Delusion (1950) TV episode
"Big Town" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Byline Steve Wilson
... aka City Assignment
... aka Headline
... aka Heart of the City
- The Pay-Off (1950) TV episode
"Actor's Studio" .... Princess Alexandra (3 episodes, 1950)
... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
- The Swan (1950) TV episode .... Princess Alexandra
- The Token (1950) TV episode
- The Apple Tree (1950) TV episode
"Believe It or Not" (1 episode, 1950)
- The Voice of Obsession (1950) TV episode

 

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scanned by me

 

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magnum

 

[mariemaud]

Please do not post pictures that mess up the page format.
Pictures wider that 800 pixels should be attached rather than posted in full size - Moderators have the right to delete pictures wider than 800 pixels.
Thanks for your understanding

 

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flckr

 

[kochie332]

ebay

 

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bunt

 

[Romy B]

Thanks. There are no words to describe this amazing woman.

 

[scriptgirl]

I agree totally.

ibl

 

[kochie332]

scanned by me

 

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trf

 

[jdsnitch]

scanned by me

No, it wasn't. If you're going to take other people's scans and call them your own, you should at the very least change the file's name.

 

[jdsnitch]

Oh, and I've been meaning to thank you, Kochie, for all of your wonderful posts. The pictures you post are truly rare, and I can't thank you enough for sharing them with us.