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Figure skater Kiira Korpi is said to look a lot like Grace. What do you guys think?

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The Moscow Times
Grace in Time


Mementos from the life of Grace Kelly go on show.
By Marina Kamenev
Published: October 10, 2008
Two years ago, construction tycoon Vladimir Seminikhin was one of the first Russian art collectors to step forward and open up his own gallery space, The Yekaterina Foundation. Since then the gallery has become well known on the art circuit for holding quality exhibitions, ranging in style from Socialist Realism to Russian contemporary art.

This week, a different type of exhibition opens to the public, showing clothes, films and photographs of Grace Kelly, movie star and princess. A larger version of the exhibition opened in Monaco last year and has since toured the world.

"People in Russia don't really know her as an icon of Hollywood," said Seminikhin in a telephone interview from his residence in Monaco. "They know her as royalty but that is usually it."

Kelly made her film debut in 1951 but did not become a household name until she starred with Clark Gable in the romantic adventure film "Mogambo." She became a household name after she caught the eye of Alfred Hitchcock and starred in several of his films. In 1955 she met Prince Rainer of Monaco briefly at a reception in Cannes. The next time he was in America he courted her and a whirlwind engagement followed. In April 1956, she became Her Serene Highness the Princess of Monaco. She died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 1982.

Last year, 25 years after her death, an exhibition was held at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco with many objects chosen personally by her son, Prince Albert.

"After she died Prince Rainer treated objects that she touched, forks she ate with, as if they were religious relics. He wouldn't let anyone else look at them," Seminikhin said. "But Prince Albert thought it was important to show his mother in a personal light, and was always interested in showing these items off."

When Kelly became a princess, she was already established as one of Hollywood's most famous actresses. She had starred in three Alfred Hitchcock films: "Dial M for Murder," "To Catch a Thief" and "Rear Window," and she won an Oscar for her role in the film "The Country Girl." Her duty as a princess stopped her from acting, and there was an outcry in Monaco when she accepted the lead role in Hitchcock film "Marnie" in 1962, which forced her to ultimately reject it.

In a letter to Hitchcock declining the part, Kelly wrote: "I hate to disappoint you. … I also hate the fact that there are probably many other 'cattle' who could play the part equally as well. Despite that, I hope to remain one of your 'sacred cows.'"

One of the films to be shown at the exhibition is a video that Kelly made of her children when they were young. It is said that she used Hitchcockian techniques to make these home videos.

Kelly was renowned for her dress sense. The dress she wore to the Oscars when she won the best actress award in 1955, a blue satin column dress with spaghetti straps and matching cloak, is on display. Designed by Edith Head, who made Kelly's costumes for the Hitchcock films, the dress was voted as one of the best Oscar outfits of all time.

Other items shown are photographs, letters and jewelry. These include her engagement ring made out of emerald and diamond.

Seminikhin and his family live in Monaco and are trying to hold cross-cultural events between the two countries. They exhibited the Knave of Diamonds in Monaco in 2004, and next year plan to hold exhibitions in Moscow and Monaco celebrating a century of the Diaghilev Seasons.

 

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The Plain Dealer
A Faberge egg that was once a treasured possession of Princess Grace of Monaco will be one of the star attractions in a major exhibition opening Sunday at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Today in New York, the Cleveland museum plans to announce that the Imperial Blue Serpent Egg, never before loaned to a museum exhibition, will be part of the exhibition "Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique.''
The double agenda of the press conference, to be held at the Consulate General of Monaco, is to attract the attention of New York-based media and to highlight the midnight-blue egg, which is spangled with diamonds and garlanded with gold.
"We wanted to honor the rarity of what the principality is doing for the exhibition," said Cindy Fink, the museums director of marketing and communications.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco received the egg as a gift in 1974 from Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos.
The egg is said to have been so admired by Princess Grace (who was of course the Hollywood star Grace Kelly before her marriage) that she kept it on her desk in the royal palace in Monte Carlo before her death in a 1982 car crash.
Organized by Stephen Harrison, the museum s curator of decorative arts, the exhibition will include nearly 300 objects by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Rene Lalique and Peter Carl Faberge, three designers who dominated the carriage trade a century ago.
After the death of Princess Grace, Prince Rainier closed her apartment in the palace, keeping the egg within.
The egg was one of a series commissioned by Czar Alexander III of Russia as annual Easter gifts to his wife, Maria Feodorovna.
Created by the House of Faberge in 1886-87, it was presented to the czarina in 1887. It stands roughly 10 inches tall and takes the form of a clock standing on a three-sided base trimmed in gold.
The egg has a belt of white enamel on which Roman numerals are made of diamonds. The enamel band rotates when the clock is wound with a gold knob.
A snake made of gold and diamonds wraps around the egg, and points to the passing numbers with its tongue to indicate the time.
After the Russian revolution, the Soviet government sold the egg to a Paris-based Australian firm in 1927. After passing through other hands, it was purchased in 1974 by Niarchos.
Harrison said it was extremely hard, and then quite easy to obtain the loan from Monaco.
He heard nothing after sending his first letter to the royal palace, but had better luck once he figured out how to make sure that his correspondence was properly routed through aides to Prince Albert II of Monaco, Rainier and Grace's son. Once that happened, the prince agreed quickly to lend the egg, Harrison said.
"For me this has been a real passionate quest," he said.
Fink said she hopes to generate buzz by having the egg displayed today to newspaper and magazine reporters in New York.
"Any national media coverage we gain can only help spark tourism in Cleveland for the exhibition," she said. I hope it really galvanizes interest.

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Travel Daily News International
Later this month the “MY Grace”, Grace Kelly’s actual honeymoon yacht, sets sail on her maiden voyage around the Galapagos Islands. This experience is available for the first time through Bailey Robinson, the luxury operator who designs bespoke holidays for discerning travellers.

A wedding gift from Aristotle Onassis, Princess Grace of Monaco’s honeymoon yacht, re-named “MY Grace” after her late owner, reflects Grace Kelly’s own elegance and beauty. The indulgent onboard service, coupled with a remarkable nature and wildlife experience, is unlike anything currently offered in the Galapagos. This cruise is the ideal holiday option for couples, families and private charters (see prices below for couples and families).

As well as an awe inspiring array of wildlife ranging from blue-footed boobies to marine iguanas and giant tortoises, these extraordinary islands boast ever-changing environments from barren lava fields and twisted mangroves to white sand beaches, lagoons and giant ferns.

Being 145 feet and smaller than most yachts in the area, “MY Grace” will visit sites along the Galapagos archipelago normally out of bounds to larger ships. Highlights include the Tower of Genovesa, a giant collapsed crater, Floreana Island, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina and North Seymour Island.

After a day’s hiking, snorkelling and sea kayaking in and around the 100 islands that make up the Galapagos, guests return to five-star service, luxurious accommodation and fine dining.

The yacht offers nine spacious staterooms with private bathrooms accommodating up to 18 guests. Other facilities include inside and alfresco dining areas, a sun deck, library, bar and Jacuzzi. One naturalist guide for every nine guests (on a full capacity ship) will bring to life the natural legacy of the islands.

The yacht’s fascinating history began in 1928 when it was originally commissioned, serving for the British navy during World War II and playing an important role at Dunkirk. Since then owners have included millionaire tycoons whose guest lists have boasted the likes of Sir Winston Churchill. MY Grace departs weekly and can be booked all year round.

Bailey Robinson can book individual cabins for couples and for families, as well as arranging exclusive private charters, not only on “MY Grace”, but other vessels also.

Bailey Robinson offers an 11-night family package to Ecuador and The Galapagos from £19,950 (based on a family of four). This price includes four international economy flights with Iberia Airlines to Quito (via Madrid), two nights at the Hotel Plaza Grande, Quito, four internal flights to the Galapagos, a seven-night, full board cruise including all guided activity, ground transfers, meet and greet services in Quito, and a tour to the Otavalo area as well as Galapagos National Park Tax ($100 per person).

The cost for two people travelling and sharing a double cabin is from £4,990 per person. This price includes two international economy flights with Iberia Airlines to Quito (via Madrid), two nights at the Hotel Plaza Grande, Quito, two internal flights to the Galapagos, a seven-night, full board cruise including all guided activity, ground transfers, meet and greet services in Quito, and a tour to the Otavalo area as well as Galapagos National Park Tax ($100 per person).

 

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced the Central Washington University (CWU) Women’s Softball Team as winner of the 2008 Jack Kelly Fair Play Award. The award was established by the USOC in 1985 to honor the late USOC President and Olympic medalist Jack Kelly. Each year, the award is presented to an athlete, coach or official in recognition of an outstanding act of fair play and sportsmanship.

The award was presented by Kelly’s wife, Sandra Kelly, at the USOC’s Olympic Assembly in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 11, to recognize an extraordinary act of sportsmanship that occurred on the field of play earlier this year by CWU’s Women’s Softball Team. Accepting on behalf of the team were 2008 graduates Logan Mohr (third base) and Kasey Druffel (right field).

The honorable character of Central Washington’s Women’s Softball Team made headlines around the country last April when several players came to the aid of an injured opponent, simultaneously securing the outcome of the game. On Saturday, April 27, 2008, CWU played Western Oregon University in a double header in the NCAA playoffs. Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky hit a home run with two runners on base, but as she doubled back to tag first base, she tore her ACL and fell to the ground in pain, unable to continue.

The umpires ruled that if Tucholsky wasn’t able to round the bases, she would have to be replaced at first base with a pinch runner and record her hit as a two-run single. Instead, the players from Central Washington University decided to lend a hand. CWU’s Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace carried Tucholsky around the bases, stopping to help her touch each base as they passed and securing the third run earned by her homerun.

Tucholsky’s homerun secured the win for Western Oregon and moved the team forward in the playoffs, but Central Washington’s feat was the bigger victory, teaching the world an important lesson in true sportsmanship and earning its recognition as the USOC’s Jack Kelly Fair Play Award winner for 2008.

The USOC describes fair play as an individual or team dedicated to playing fair, obeying the rules and upholding the spirit of the game. Sportsmanship is an individual or team whose conduct and attitude demonstrate gracious behavior before, during and after competition. Notable past recipients of the Jack Kelly Fair Play Award include Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Lance Armstrong, Michele Akers, Laura Kraut, and Erin Mirabella.

In addition to being a past president of the USOC, Kelly was an Olympic bronze medalist in single scull rowing in 1956 and an eight-time U.S. National Champion. He was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award for the top amateur U.S. athlete in 1947. He was the son of another famous Olympian, rowing triple gold medalist John B. Kelly, as well as brother to Princess Grace Kelly. Jack Kelly passed away in 1985.

 

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Globe and Mail
This is a week for the masters: Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Ray Harryhausen, in that birth order (1899, 1915, 1920).
Hitchcock trafficked in obsessions. He had a few obsessions of his own, notably an abiding fear of police and a longing for cool blondes such as Grace Kelly. He channelled his obsessions into the socially acceptable medium of movies, where his male leads were frequently wrongly accused and pursued by the police (The 39 Steps, Young and Innocent) and chased by cool blondes played by Kelly (To Catch a Thief, Rear Window).
Three of his best films are out this week in bells-and-whistles two-disc versions, and, yes, all have obsessions and blondes. In Rear Window (1954), a photojournalist (James Stewart) is sidelined by a broken leg and becomes a peeping Tom, peering at the neighbours across the courtyard. One of the neighbours (Raymond Burr) may be a murderer, which gives the film its tension, but there's also the matter of the photographer's offhand treatment of his girlfriend (Kelly). Commentator John Fawell, a professor at Boston University, observes that other characters suggest there's something wrong with Stewart's character for not responding to Kelly's advances. "It's a point of view echoed by my male students every time I show this film," he writes.
In Vertigo (1958), a detective (Stewart), who has resigned from the force in part because of his fear of heights, is hired to tail someone's wife (Kim Novak, a cool blonde) and becomes so obsessed with her that he tries to remodel a woman who looks like her. (I'm being vague, as some readers won't have seen the film.)
Director William Friedkin (The Exorcist) must love this film, because he delivers a feature-length commentary, praising Hitchcock for making his points visually rather than through dialogue - in part a legacy from Hitchcock's years making silent films. In a welcome audio clip from French director François Truffaut's interview with Hitchcock for his classic 1962 book about the director, Hitchcock says the "cardinal sin" for a screenwriter confronted with a problem is to say, "We will cover that in a line of dialogue."
Then there's Psycho (1960), in which Hitchcock has the temerity to kill off his cool blonde (Janet Leigh) halfway through the movie in a shower scene so visceral that Leigh said she never took another shower for the rest of her life. This is the one where the motel-keeper (Anthony Perkins) really, really loves his mother, a devotion that tops the previous two obsessions.

 

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Hollywood Today
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/14/08 - From the moment models glided onto the run way it was abundantly clear what Kevan Hall had in mind. He had old Hollywood glamour and the New York fashion elite in mind, going retro with the kind of elegance exuded by Greta Garbo and Jackie Onassis. His Spring 2009 cocktail attire and gown collection brought hearkened to the days of the Hollywood starlet, combining clean lines with class and grace.
The images of actresses Lucille Ball, Grace Kelly, and Joan Crawford come to mind. The audience seemed to take the styles in seemingly impressed by what they saw. The show went without a flaw.
“I was a little nervous about this show,” said Hall after receiving a standing ovation. “It was a bit different for me, this show, because I changed up the feel of the show, and went more for a classic vibe.”
According to the Smashbox Daily the collection is “inspired by back-lot glamour, Hollywood in the 1930s and ‘40s. I looked back to the great costumer (Gilbert) Adrian-and a nod also to Tony Duquette,” said Hall. He also talked a little about his design philosophy saying he likes “To make clothes that are glamorous and uncomplicated, (showing) a restrained elegance.”
The designer divulged that Millicent Rogers and

Babe Paley were some of his fashion icons.
Hall was the first designer of 23 set to show collections this week at Smashbox’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 12, in the main tent.
Hall, who is known to some of Hollywood’s leading ladies, attracted celebrity front row attendees Rachel Griffiths (”Brothers & Sisters”), Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Tia Mowry, Gina Torres, Dana Delany, Hall’s brother, actor-director Vondie Curtis-Hall, stylist George Blodwell, and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa who treated his young daughter to the show.
While most of the shows cater to the 20-something woman, Hall’s appeal is a little older and wide ranging, appealing to any woman wanting to walk the red carpet in graceful class.
Hall showed sophisticated cocktail type dresses to the tune of classical music, which added to the ambiance of the old classic being revamped for the woman of today. The models looked the part with hair and make-up accentuating the line.
The models wore different style dresses and skirt combinations, perfect for socialites on the luncheon circuit or cocktail hour parties. The black and white check skirt combinations were so Jackie O, with models wearing big black sunglasses to solidify the reference.
The evening gown collection was varied too, showing styles inspired by another time, but exhibiting a renewed contemporary flair.
While some of the styles seemed to fit a woman of slight maturity, the line showed a fun side too, with long evening gowns of splashy yellow, a light aquamarine blue gown with a long slit up the leg, a gowns showing very unique fabric combinations of intertwined blue and black check with a black lace to the ground, full fluffy skirts with big bows, of course a gown or two in pink, an upscale slightly fitted black strapless gypsy styled gown, sleek fitted gowns of taupe and cream, and a formal pantsuit too. However, the dominant color palette in Hall’s line were seafoam green, yellow tones, cream, and black.
Some of Hollywood Today’s favorites were in the details. One special cocktail dress had semi-short sleeves of lace, feathers, and little balls of matching fabric all in the same light green tone.
Another favorite was a lemon chiffon and cream long gown. It moved like a cloud along the runway. Of special note was a goddess inspired long flowing cream-colored gown of many layers of soft fabric with a single floral wreath over the left shoulder.
Hall used many different looks to create this collection. His experiences traveling Europe and his stint at Halston paid off handsomely for the designer.
“I think yo can always find a beautiful black dress,” Hall told emediaworld.com. “but I like taking those slinky silhouettes and doing them in hot colors, to really make them more modern. I’m really sensitive about the color choices that I make. I try to make them really flattering and warm, and that evoke a kind of emotion.”
With that said, we at Hollywood Today believe his that Hall achieved his goal and then some. Perhaps that is why “Ugly Betty” fashion matron Vanessa L. Williams is one of Hall’s biggest fans.
Photos by Stacey Silberman

 

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The Guardian
imagined I had a good few years' grace before I had to tackle the silk scarf issue. Silk scarves, and what to do with them: it was somewhere in the middle distance of my To Do list, more pressing than learning to make jam, but less urgent than backing up the phone numbers on my mobile. I was wrong. At London fashion week last month, the invitations to two big-name shows came in the form of printed silk scarves. Both times I gingerly draped the scarf around my throat. And both times I felt as self-conscious as a fairweather football fan who, caught up in World Cup fever, finds herself waving a union flag banner and is painfully aware of looking ridiculous.
The most fashion-forward way to wear a silk scarf this season is in the style of 60s housewives with rollers in, still favoured by the Queen - covering the hair, and tied beneath the chin. Grace Kelly used to wear her Hermès numbers like this and looked serene and ethereal. This, however, is scant comfort, since Kelly also looked elegant wearing little white gloves, whereas I would look like an amateur strangler from a made-for-TV Agatha Christie.
It is some comfort to discover that I am not alone in my ignorance. On eBay, copies of an original Hermès guide to scarf-tying change hands for £30. I have not yet lost touch with reality to quite that extent, and simple experimentation yields the following results: first, that the key to dealing with a square scarf is to fold, not scrunch, it into a thinner shape before you drape it round your neck. Second, brooches look too headmistressy, but a necklace over the top works surprisingly well. And last, the long oblong scarves are easier to deal with than the square kind. Granted, it's more hip to be square. But all in good time.

 

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Philly Inquirer
Prince Albert's Philly cousins are whispering persistently that nuptials are in the works for Monaco's monarch and South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock. No one will say when, though. Albert, 50, son of Prince Rainier and the former Grace Kelly, and Wittstock, 30, have been an item since early 2006.

 

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San Jose Mercury News
Tere O'Connell Carrubba is Alfred Hitchcock's granddaughter. Her spacious house, overlooking the ocean in Aptos, south of Santa Cruz, is filled with pictures of Hitch. In one set of framed photos, the director hoists Tere (pronounced "Terry") and her older sister, Mary, into the air. In their gingham dresses, they're cute as buttons. And the master of suspense looks like a regular grandfather.
Carrubba, daughter of Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell (the director's only child), grew up near Hitchcock in Los Angeles. But she also spent a lot of time with Hitchcock and his wife, Alma, at their Scotts Valley ranch, in the hills just outside Santa Cruz, with a spectacular view of Monterey Bay. The Hitchcocks purchased it in 1940, and it remained their getaway for about three decades.
I asked Carrubba, 54, to explain her grandfather's fascination with the Bay Area and Northern California. After all, many of Hitchcock's films — from "Rebecca" (1940) to "Family Plot" (1976) — were filmed in this region, which he described as having a magical quality. He particularly loved San Francisco, calling it a great place to set a murder mystery namely "Vertigo," released 50 years ago.
Q Can you explain your grandfather's connection to the Bay Area?
A He always liked it, especially San Francisco. It kind of reminded him of European cities, I think; it had that kind of flavor. And Scotts Valley, that's where he and my
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grandmother went to relax. They weren't a typical Hollywood couple. They didn't go to parties. Some of the people they made movies with would become friends, so Grace Kelly and her husband would come visit them in Scotts Valley. Ingrid Bergman, too.

Q How often were you in Scotts Valley as a child?
A We used to come up here all the time for holidays and summers. My grandparents were really good at bringing their granddaughters up for visits.
Q What would you do during your visits?
A Kid stuff. We'd play games — a few badminton games with our grandfather, which was interesting.
Q He didn't have an athlete's physique.
A No. He fell only once.
Q At badminton?
A Yes.
Q What else did he enjoy about life in Scotts Valley?
A He could be himself. He was an avid reader, so he would do a lot of reading while he was here. And he loved classical music, and he played his music really loud.
Q Can you describe the property?
A Large. There was a porch where he liked to sit, surrounded by redwoods. And there was a winery. And my grandmother had a horse, a palomino, named "Rhythm."
And do you know how my grandparents got here? Often they would drive, a 71/2-hour trip in those days. My grandmother would drive. They'd pack a picnic, and they'd actually pull over to the side of the road to have their sandwiches.
Q Your grandfather didn't drive?
A Never.
Q Why?
A He was afraid of the police.
Q How do people react when they find out Alfred Hitchcock was your grandfather?
A Most people say, "Oh, he must have been scary." But he actually had a really great sense of humor.
You know, as I got older, after "The Birds" and "Psycho," his popularity really sky-rocketed. One time he came up to my high school (in Los Angeles) for an event, and everyone was asking him for autographs; he never turned down an autograph, unless he was eating a meal. Anyway, I remember saying to him, "God, grandpa, doesn't that drive you nuts?" And he said, "I would be nothing without these people."
Q How often did you see him?
A We saw him at least once a week and on holidays. All the time when I was growing up.
Q What were family meals like in Scotts Valley?
A Usually we'd eat at the house. Sometimes we'd go to Stagnaro's — he loved fresh fish. So we'd go down to the Santa Cruz wharf, and they would take us somewhere for ice cream, too.
Q And in San Francisco?
A He loved Ernie's Restaurant (which Hitchcock included in "Vertigo"). It was one of those old-time, elegant restaurants with the red velvet walls. He kept his own wines in the cellar.
Q Is "Vertigo" one of your favorite Hitchcock films?
A I've seen it a lot.
Q Well?
A I like "Vertigo." After they re-mastered it a few years ago, I went with my mother; we did the film's European tour with Kim Novak.
Q What was that like?
A Oh, my God. They loved her. She was revered wherever she went. She's still very pretty and a nice woman. She was traveling, I think, with her granddaughter.
Q So what are your favorite Hitchcock movies?
A I like "The Birds." I remember being on the set (in Sonoma County). We got to be fairly good friends with Tippi Hedren.
Q Is anyone in your family in the movie business?
A My younger sister's a lawyer for DreamWorks. That's about as close as any of us got to the movies.

 

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That pic has been posted earlier in the thread-if you look back through the thread you can see others from that shoot. It is from the shoot Grace did in Jamaica with Howell Conant.

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