{"product_id":"books-high-society-by-donald-spoto","title":"High Society","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e to the thrill-seeking Frances Stevens of \u003ci\u003eTo Catch a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the princess requested, Spoto waited twenty-five years after her death to write this biography. Now, with honesty and insight, \u003ci\u003eHigh Society\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669801656593,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780307395627.jpg?v=1781510209","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-high-society-by-donald-spoto","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}