Grace Kelly



Grace Patricia Kelly ( Philadelphia , November 12,1929 - Monaco , 14 September1982 ) was an Americanactress who later became the wife of Prince Rainier III of Monaco . The Dutch and German speaking she is also known as Princess Grace, but officially her name forever Grace remained.

Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, her father, John Brendan Kelly was of Irish descent, her mother Margaret Katherine Majer was the daughter of German immigrants.Her father had in 1920 in Antwerp and in 1924 in Paris, a total of three Olympic gold won by rowing. He made ​​his fortune as a building contractor in the production of bricks. Grace's younger brother John Brendan, Jr. followed his father and won Olympic bronze in the single scull in Melbourne 1956 . The Kelly Drive in Philadelphia is named for the younger brother.



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[ hide ]  *1 Career  ==Career [ edit] == Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)Although her ​​family was against it that Kelly was an actress, so she decided to become an actress and she played at the age of 22 in her first film. The following years played Kelly in several films, including three of Alfred Hitchcock and the westernHigh Noon by Fred Zinneman . In 1955 she received an Oscar for best actress in the film The Country Girl . During the filming of this movie, she had a brief affair with fellow actor Bing Crosby, but this affair was kept secret to protect reputations. both actors
 * 2 Marriage
 * 3 Dead
 * 4 Filmography
 * 5 External links

In 1956, she starred in her last film, the musical comedy High Society . Through her ​​marriage to Prince Rainier she had to give up acting, this otherwise very reluctantly. ==Marriage [ Edit] == Kelly was an acceptable and attractive bride for Prince Rainier, because she was Catholic. Moreover, it was rumored at the time that Monaco weather in France would be if Prince Rainier would not worry. attached to a successor Before Kelly came into the picture, Prince Rainier had six-year relationship with French actress Gisèle Pascal . Medical examination revealed that she was barren, and Prince Rainier had to sever the relationship. It is also claimed that this is a rumor that has helped. By the elder sister of Prince Rainier, Princess Antoinette, in the world This is to increase. Opportunities for herself and her son on the throne Pascal would otherwise still have children later.

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace had three children:

==Death [ edit] == Grace Kelly's graveOn Monday 13 September1982, at age 52, Princess Grace was a stroke when she was with her ​​Rover 3500 , at the height of La Turbie rode on the same winding road as in the famous scene from the Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief which she played the lead role. As a result, they lost control of the car and came with the car in a ravine. She died the next day without even having been in the hospital in Monaco. Conscious Princess Stephanie, who had been sitting next to her was in this tragic accident is only minor injuries. However, a few years later revealed that she had broken her neck. There are rumors that have been spent. Princess Grace but not the then 17-year-old Stephanie, without a license, at the wheel for a long time
 * Caroline Louise Marguerite ( January 231957 )
 * Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre ( March 141958 ), heir to the throne
 * Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth ( February 1st1965 ).

Princess Grace was on Saturday, September 181982 buried in the family tomb in the Cathedral of Monaco . Among the 400 guests were some representatives of foreign governments and of several European royal presence, among others: First Lady Nancy Reagan , Danielle Mitterrand , Princess Diana and King Baudouin of Belgium . Approximately 100 million people worldwide followed the ceremony directly to the television. ==Filmography [ edit] == Kelly in Mogambo (1953)*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)