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 Grace Kelly born:
12 november 1929
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa died:
14 september 1982
monacoville, monaco. (road accident) 
Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born into a rich Irish Catholic family in Philadelphia (her uncle was the playwright George Kelly) and attended private schools before enrolling in the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City in 1947. She made her professional debut in summer stock in July 1949 and her Broadway debut in November 1949. She also appeared frequently on television. During her six-year (1951-56) heyday in Hollywood, she appeared in such films as Fourteen Hours (1951), in which she made her screen debut; High Noon (1952), as Gary Cooper's Quaker wife; Mogambo (1953); and The Country Girl (1954), for which she won an Academy Award for best actress as Bing Crosby's dowdy wife. But perhaps her most memorable roles were in such Alfred Hitchcock films as Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). Kelly was the perfect Hitchcock heroine and had what he described as "sexual elegance." 
After making The Swan (1956) and High Society (1956), she married Prince Rainier and became princess of Monaco. The couple had three children--Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stephanie--and remained devoted to each other and their family. Books and gossip inevitably have arisen in the years since her death speculating on her affairs, unhappiness in her long marriage etc. etc, yawn, yawn...the same stuff that seems to surround anyone famous who dies. For all the sources seem to emanate from silver haired gentlemen who perhaps finding their pension's rather meagre decide to make a trip to fantasy island, come up with 'I know let's tell a sex scandal like story about Grace and I who told me to get lost in a bar in 1965 but hey let's not let reality get in the way of making a buck or two' and write a tacky covered book destined for the bargain bin bucket of the bargain bin bucket hell superstore in the hope that they can buy outright the timeshare they've acquired in the Costa del Crap! Or elderly journalists who make the mistake of thinking that advancing years gives some respect to books that can not disguise their bitterness that Princess Grace never called them to confide in anything other than 'lovely weather today!' But do buy these tacky books from this site as I'm also a hypocrite. Princess Grace died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She and her daughter Stephanie were driving on a winding road at Cap-d'Ail in the Côte d'Azur region of France when Princess Grace suffered a stroke and lost control of the car, which plunged down a 45-foot (13.7-metre) embankment. This was on September 14, 1982. The spot where she fatally lost control is said to be the same spot where the picnic scene in To Catch a Thief was filmed in 1954. 
Trivia Birth name
Grace Patricia Kelly 
Nickname
Graciebird
Gracie Height
5' 7" (1.70 m) Spouse
Prince Rainier of Monaco (19 April 1956 - 14 September 1982) (her death) 3 children 
Trivia Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#5). [1995] Ranked #51 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] Hoped to return to acting in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964), but the people of Monaco didn't want their princess playing a thief and romancing Sean Connery. Has three children with Prince Rainier: Princess Caroline (1957), Prince Albert (1958) and Princess Stephanie (1965).
Her movies are banned in Monaco by order of Prince Ranier. The inscription at her burial site in Monaco's cathedral does not refer to her as a princess. It uses the title "uxor principis" (prince's wife), which is traditional in the House of Grimaldi. Interred at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Monte Carlo, Monaco. Assisted in the pre-production status of The Grace Kelly Story starring Cheryl Ladd as Grace Kelly. Actress Rita Gam was among her bridesmaids.
Born at 5:31 AM EST. In 1993, the USA and Monaco simultaneously released a commemorative postage stamp honoring her. However, USA federal law forbids postage stamps depicting foreign heads of state, so the USA stamp listed her as "Grace Kelly", while the Monaco stamp listed her as "Princess Grace".
Part of Prince Ranier's attraction to marrying a movie star was to increase tourism in his tiny, cash-poor principality, and the Kelly family was turned off by his demands that a substantial dowry accompany Grace to Monaco. A figure of $2,000,000 was finally agreed upon, which was diverted from Grace's inheritance so that her brother and two sisters wouldn't be shortchanged. Kelly's wedding gown was the most expensive garment that MGM designer Helen Rose had ever made. It used twenty-five yards of silk taffeta and one hundred yards of silk net.
Its 125-year-old rose point lace was purchased from a museum and thousants of tiny pearls were sewn on the veil. Was considered for the role of Maggie the Cat in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)' that was eventually played by Elizabeth Taylor.
The so-called "wealthy" family Grace was born into was actually an immigrant family of bricklayers who had barely a generation of new-found business success. Grace's father and brother were both Olympic gold-medal scullers. Grace's cousin, former US Secy of Navy John Lehman, Jr. now chairs the Princess Grace Foundation, which supports young performing talent. Attended and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. The film that won Kelly an Oscar ("The Country Girl") was first offered to Jennifer Jones, who had to turn it down due to pregnancy. When she left Hollywood, several roles she was slated to play were eventually filled by Lauren Bacall. ("Designing Woman" and "The Cobweb"). Director George Stevens also wanted her for "Giant" (1956) Niece of playwright George Kelly. Measurements: 34-24-35 (1955 pin-up), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Filmography Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) (as Princess Grace) .... Host
... aka Danger Grows Wild (1966) (UK)
... aka Mohn ist auch eine Blume (1966) (Austria)
... aka Opium Connection, The (1966)
... aka Poppy Is Also a Flower, The (1966) (USA) High Society (1956) .... Tracy Samantha Lord Swan, The (1956) .... Princess Alexandra To Catch a Thief (1955) .... Frances Stevens
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (1955) (USA: complete title) Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1955) .... Nancy Brubaker Green Fire (1954) .... Catherine Knowland Country Girl, The (1954) .... Georgie Elgin Rear Window (1954) .... Lisa Carol Fremont
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) (USA: complete title) Dial M for Murder (1954) .... Margot Mary Wendice Mogambo (1953) .... Linda Nordley High Noon (1952) .... Amy (Fowler) Kane Fourteen Hours (1951) .... Mrs. Louise Ann Fuller
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