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High Society by Donald Spoto Ma Phd

Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood's legendary actresses.

In just seven years-from 1950 through 1956-Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane in High Noon to the thrill-seeking Frances Stevens of To Catch a Thief, Grace established herself as one of Hollywood's most talented actresses and iconic beauties. Her astonishing career lasted until her retirement at age twenty-six, when she withdrew from stage and screen to marry a European monarch and became a modern, working princess and mother.

Based on never-before-published or quoted interviews with Grace and those conducted over many years with her friends and colleagues-from costars James Stewart and Cary Grant to director Alfred Hitchcock-as well as many documents disclosed by her children for the first time, acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the transformation of a convent schoolgirl to New York model, successful television actress, Oscar-winning movie star, and beloved royal.

As the princess requested, Spoto waited twenty-five years after her death to write this biography. Now, with honesty and insight, High Society reveals the truth of Grace Kelly's personal life, the men she loved, the men she didn't, and what lay behind the fa ade of her fairy-tale life.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Donald Spoto is the best-selling author of Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, Laurence Olivier, Marlene Dietrich, Ingrid Bergman, and Audrey Hepburn biographies. He resides near Copenhagen, Denmark, with his husband, Danish artist and school administrator Ole Flemming Larsen.

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ISBN 13 9781410423290
ISBN 10 1410423298
Title High Society
Author Donald Spoto Ma Phd
Series Thorndike Biography
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Thorndike Press
Year published 2010-02-03
Number of pages 455
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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