Princess Grace of Monaco aka Grace Kelly
Nov 12, 2019 12:38:55 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Nov 12, 2019 12:38:55 GMT
Just like a fairytale, an actress became a real Princess of a real country, even if i was a very small country. At the age of 26 Grace Kelly became a Princess, leaving a movie and acting career behind her, and when she didn't come to Hollywood, Hollywood came to her, to all kinds of society gatherings.
Grace Kelly 1929 - 1982
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an affluent and influential family.
Despite her parents' initial disapproval, Kelly decided to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress.
He father was particularly displeased with her decision; he viewed acting as "a slim cut above streetwalker".
To start her career, she auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Kelly worked diligently, and practiced her speech by using a tape recorder. Her early acting pursuits led her to the stage, and she made her Broadway debut in Strindberg's The Father, alongside Raymond Massey. At 19, her graduation performance was as Tracy Lord (a role would evntaully return to) in The Philadelphia Story.
Television producer Delbert Mann cast Kelly as Bethel Merriday in an adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis novel of the same name; this was her first of nearly 60 live television programs.
Success on television eventually brought her a role in a major motion picture. Impressed by her work in The Father, the director of the Twentieth Century-Fox film Fourteen Hours 1951, Henry Hathaway, offered her a small role in the film. And so begun a short but successful career as a movie actress, even if it took two more movies to make her a star.
Fourteen Hours 1951, directed by Henry Hathaway, it starred Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget and Agnes Moorehead.
A thriller noir that tells the story of a New York City police officer who is trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel.
Grace played a woman seen at a nearby law office, where she is about to sign the final papers for her divorce. Amid legal formalities, she watches the drama unfold. Moved by the tragic events, she decides to reconcile with her husband.
High Noon 1952, directed by Fred Zinneman, a western starring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridgess, Katy Jurado and others.
Grace played the newly married Quaker wife of son to retire Marshall Gary Cooper.
Cooper had seen Grace on the set of her first movie and been impressed, and suggested to producer Stanley Kramer who could play his wife.
Mogambo 1953, directed by John Ford, and starred Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace (third name on the original posters) and Donald Sinden.
Action adventure drama filmed and set in Africa.
The movie catapulted Grace to stardom, and she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was Oscar nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
In 1954, five movies with Grace premiered.
Dial M for Murder 1954 as the wife who wasn't murdered, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Her co-stars were Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, John Williams and Anthony Dawson.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954, as the wife of William Holden, visiting Japan during the Korean war. It was directed by Mark Robson and co-starred Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss and Charles McGraw.
Green Fire 1954 as a Coffee plantation owner i Columbia. An adventure drama about the search for the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors. It was directed by Andrew Marton and co-starred Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas and John Ericson.
This is usually mentioned as the weakest of Grace Kelly's movies, and she was very dissatisfied with her role.
Rear Window 1954, as the girlfriend of temporarily crippled professional photographer James Stewart who suspects that a neighbour has murdered his wife. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and co-starred Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey and Raymond Burr.
The Country Girl 1954, as the wife of an alcoholic fading has-been actor played by Bing Crosby. A drama directed by George Seaton and co-starred William Holden.
Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the role. The role, a non-glamorous departure for Kelly, was as the alcoholic actor's long-suffering wife.
To Catch a Thief 1955, as a woman who might be a copy-cat to a once famous cat-burglar who lives on the French Riviera. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and co-starred Cary Grant, John Williams, Jessie Royce Landis and Charles Vanel.
The Swan 1956, as a princess about to be married. MGM "dusted" of an old property, a play by Ferenc Molnar, thinking it would be suitable for Grace to play a princess in a movie as she was soon to become a real princess. A romantic comedy drama directed by Charles Vidor and co-starred Alec Guinness, Louis Jourdan, Agnes Moorehead, Jessie Royce Landis and Leo G. Carroll.
High Society 1956, as a socilite about to be re-married, but get's interfered by her ex-husband and a journalist couple. A musical comedy directed by Charles Walters and co-starred Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, Louis Callhern and Louis Armstrong.
On the song "True Love" Grace duetted with Bing Crosby, her only hit-parade record.
There ended Grace Kelly's movies career, but she never left the limelight, not even after her tragic death after a car accident in 1982, she still fascinates, and documentaries are still made.
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Grace Kelly 1929 - 1982
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an affluent and influential family.
Despite her parents' initial disapproval, Kelly decided to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress.
He father was particularly displeased with her decision; he viewed acting as "a slim cut above streetwalker".
To start her career, she auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Kelly worked diligently, and practiced her speech by using a tape recorder. Her early acting pursuits led her to the stage, and she made her Broadway debut in Strindberg's The Father, alongside Raymond Massey. At 19, her graduation performance was as Tracy Lord (a role would evntaully return to) in The Philadelphia Story.
Television producer Delbert Mann cast Kelly as Bethel Merriday in an adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis novel of the same name; this was her first of nearly 60 live television programs.
Success on television eventually brought her a role in a major motion picture. Impressed by her work in The Father, the director of the Twentieth Century-Fox film Fourteen Hours 1951, Henry Hathaway, offered her a small role in the film. And so begun a short but successful career as a movie actress, even if it took two more movies to make her a star.
Fourteen Hours 1951, directed by Henry Hathaway, it starred Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget and Agnes Moorehead.
A thriller noir that tells the story of a New York City police officer who is trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel.
Grace played a woman seen at a nearby law office, where she is about to sign the final papers for her divorce. Amid legal formalities, she watches the drama unfold. Moved by the tragic events, she decides to reconcile with her husband.
High Noon 1952, directed by Fred Zinneman, a western starring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridgess, Katy Jurado and others.
Grace played the newly married Quaker wife of son to retire Marshall Gary Cooper.
Cooper had seen Grace on the set of her first movie and been impressed, and suggested to producer Stanley Kramer who could play his wife.
Mogambo 1953, directed by John Ford, and starred Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace (third name on the original posters) and Donald Sinden.
Action adventure drama filmed and set in Africa.
The movie catapulted Grace to stardom, and she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was Oscar nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
In 1954, five movies with Grace premiered.
Dial M for Murder 1954 as the wife who wasn't murdered, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Her co-stars were Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, John Williams and Anthony Dawson.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954, as the wife of William Holden, visiting Japan during the Korean war. It was directed by Mark Robson and co-starred Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss and Charles McGraw.
Green Fire 1954 as a Coffee plantation owner i Columbia. An adventure drama about the search for the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors. It was directed by Andrew Marton and co-starred Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas and John Ericson.
This is usually mentioned as the weakest of Grace Kelly's movies, and she was very dissatisfied with her role.
Rear Window 1954, as the girlfriend of temporarily crippled professional photographer James Stewart who suspects that a neighbour has murdered his wife. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and co-starred Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey and Raymond Burr.
The Country Girl 1954, as the wife of an alcoholic fading has-been actor played by Bing Crosby. A drama directed by George Seaton and co-starred William Holden.
Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the role. The role, a non-glamorous departure for Kelly, was as the alcoholic actor's long-suffering wife.
To Catch a Thief 1955, as a woman who might be a copy-cat to a once famous cat-burglar who lives on the French Riviera. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and co-starred Cary Grant, John Williams, Jessie Royce Landis and Charles Vanel.
The Swan 1956, as a princess about to be married. MGM "dusted" of an old property, a play by Ferenc Molnar, thinking it would be suitable for Grace to play a princess in a movie as she was soon to become a real princess. A romantic comedy drama directed by Charles Vidor and co-starred Alec Guinness, Louis Jourdan, Agnes Moorehead, Jessie Royce Landis and Leo G. Carroll.
High Society 1956, as a socilite about to be re-married, but get's interfered by her ex-husband and a journalist couple. A musical comedy directed by Charles Walters and co-starred Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, Louis Callhern and Louis Armstrong.
On the song "True Love" Grace duetted with Bing Crosby, her only hit-parade record.
There ended Grace Kelly's movies career, but she never left the limelight, not even after her tragic death after a car accident in 1982, she still fascinates, and documentaries are still made.
Thanks for watching!
to the lovely lady ,. wish we had seen even more of her.
