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| + | * Curtis, Jenny. ''Grace Kelly: A life in pictures''. NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 2002. ISBN 0760735719 | ||
* Haugland, H. Kristina. ''Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride''. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN 0300116446 | * Haugland, H. Kristina. ''Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride''. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN 0300116446 | ||
* Kirk, Cori. ''Finding Grace in Monaco''. Victoria, BC, Canada: Trafford Publishers, 2006. ISBN 1553953592 | * Kirk, Cori. ''Finding Grace in Monaco''. Victoria, BC, Canada: Trafford Publishers, 2006. ISBN 1553953592 | ||
| − | * | + | * Leigh, Wendy. ''True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess''. Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0312342364 |
*Quine, Judy. ''Bridesmaids: Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, and Six Intimate Friends''. NY: Grove Press; 1st ed edition, 1989. ISBN 155584061 | *Quine, Judy. ''Bridesmaids: Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, and Six Intimate Friends''. NY: Grove Press; 1st ed edition, 1989. ISBN 155584061 | ||
*Robinson, Jeffrey. ''Rainier and Grace: An Intimate Portrait''. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0871133434 | *Robinson, Jeffrey. ''Rainier and Grace: An Intimate Portrait''. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0871133434 | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 7 August 2022
| Grace Patricia Kelly | ||
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| Princess of Monaco | ||
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| Titles | HSH The Princess of Monaco | |
| Born | November 12, 1929 | |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. | ||
| Died | September 12, 1982 | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Consort | April 19, 1956 - September 14, 1982 | |
| Consort to | Rainier III | |
| Issue | Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, Princess Stéphanie | |
| Father | John B. Kelly, Sr. | |
| Mother | Margaret Katherine Majer | |
Grace, Princess of Monaco, née Grace Patricia Kelly, (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress who, upon marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco on April 19 1956, became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco. She was the mother of the principality's current reigning Sovereign Prince, Albert II. Princess Grace was not required to renounce her American citizenship upon her marriage. For many people, she symbolized glamor. However, her family-centered life set a high standard of public morality that few in the movie industry could match. Her screen to palace story was a real life romance that seemed to match the artificial realities of show business. Although she retired from acting when she married her Prince, she remained in the public eye due to the high profile film festival of her adopted home.
Early life
Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Brendan Kelly, Sr., also known as Jack Kelly, and Margaret Katherine Majer Kelly, a German American Catholic convert from Lutheranism. Kelly's father's Irish American Catholic family, were new but prominent figures in Philadelphia society. The family was well-known and popular throughout the country.
Kelly's father was a self-made millionaire and a triple gold-medal-winning Olympic sculler at a time that the sport of rowing was at its zenith. He was active in politics, running for mayor of Philadelphia and serving on the Fairmount Park commission. During World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed the senior Kelly as his National Director of Physical Fitness, a public relations post which allowed Kelly to use his fame to instill the virtues of physical fitness.
Her brother John B. Kelly, Jr., followed in that tradition. He won the Sullivan Award in 1947, as the top amateur athlete in the country. His rowing exploits were well-chronicled. John, Jr., gave his sister as a wedding present the bronze medal he won at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Kelly Drive in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city councilman there.
Her father's large family included two prominent uncles in the arts: Walter Kelly, a vaudevillian, and the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright, George Kelly. Kelly's maternal grandparents, Carl Majer and Margaretha Berg, were of German descent.
Career
Although her family had opposed her becoming an actress, Kelly became a fashion model and appeared in her first film, Fourteen Hours (1951), when she was 22. The following year she "starred" in High Noon (1952), a generally praised but somewhat controversial western starring Gary Cooper.
Her next film, Mogambo (1953), was a drama set in the Kenyan jungle which centers on the love triangle portrayed by Kelly, Clark Gable, and Ava Gardner. The movie earned Kelly an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, but the award went to Donna Reed for her role in From Here to Eternity. Kelly made three films with Alfred Hitchcock: Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, and To Catch a Thief. In 1955, she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Country Girl.
Life as Princess
The musical comedy High Society (1956) was her last film, as her marriage to Rainier III marked her retirement from acting. She reportedly was surprised to learn from Rainier that she was expected to give up her film career entirely, but followed his wishes grudgingly.
Her Catholicism and her presumed ability to bear children were key factors in her being chosen to marry Prince Rainier.
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace had three children:
- Hereditary Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite, born January 23, 1957, and now heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco.
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco, born March 14, 1958.
- Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth, born February 1, 1965.
Death
On September 13, 1982, Grace suffered a mild cerebral hemorrhage while driving back to Monaco from her country home in Roc Agel. As a result, she lost control of her 1971 Rover P6 3500 and drove off the steep, winding road and down the 120-foot (37 m) mountainside. Her teenage daughter Stéphanie, who was in the passenger seat, tried but failed to regain control of the car.[1] The Princess was taken to the Monaco Hospital (later named the Princess Grace Hospital Centre) with injuries to the brain and thorax and a fractured femur. She died the following night at 10:55 p.m. after Rainier decided to turn off her life support.[2]
Stéphanie suffered a light concussion and a hairline fracture[3] of a cervical vertebra, and was unable to attend her mother's funeral.[4]
Princess Grace's funeral was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate in Monaco-Ville,[5] on September 18, 1982. After a Requiem Mass, she was buried in the Grimaldi family vault. Over 400 people attended, including Cary Grant, Nancy Reagan, Danielle Mitterrand, Empress Farah of Iran, and Diana, Princess of Wales.[6]
Rainier, who did not remarry, was buried alongside her after his death in 2005.[7]
Filmography
- Fourteen Hours (1951)
- High Noon (1952)
- Mogambo (1953)
- Dial M for Murder (1954)
- Green Fire (1954)
- Rear Window (1954)
- The Country Girl (1954)
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
- To Catch a Thief (1955)
- The Swan (1956)
- High Society (1956)
- The Nativity (1982) [short, voice only]
Notes
- ↑ Jeffrey Robinson, Rainier and Grace: An Intimate Portrait (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0871133434).
- ↑ Wendy Leigh, True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess (Thomas Dunne Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0312342364).
- ↑ "BBC On This Day 1982: Hollywood princess dead", BBC News, September 14, 1985.
- ↑ "Princess Grace's Fatal Crash: Her Daughter's Account", Chicago Tribune, October 23, 1989.
- ↑ Death of Princess Grace – history – central. British Council.
- ↑ Anne Edwards (September 1, 2017). The Grimaldis of Monaco: Centuries of Scandal, Years of Grace. Lyons Press. ISBN 978-1-4930-2922-8.
- ↑ Monaco Cathedral. Service Informatique du Ministère d'Etat (Monaco Minister of State Information Service) (July 28, 2008).
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- Curtis, Jenny. Grace Kelly: A life in pictures. NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 2002. ISBN 0760735719
- Haugland, H. Kristina. Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN 0300116446
- Kirk, Cori. Finding Grace in Monaco. Victoria, BC, Canada: Trafford Publishers, 2006. ISBN 1553953592
- Leigh, Wendy. True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess. Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0312342364
- Quine, Judy. Bridesmaids: Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, and Six Intimate Friends. NY: Grove Press; 1st ed edition, 1989. ISBN 155584061
- Robinson, Jeffrey. Rainier and Grace: An Intimate Portrait. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0871133434
- Surcouf, Elizabeth Gillen. Grace Kelly: American Princess. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications; Library Binding edition, 1992. ISBN 0822505487
External links
All links retrieved July 8, 2017.
- Grace Kelly at Findagrave.com
- Biographie Grace Kelly
- Grace Kelly Online: biography, photos, and more
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