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Grace Kelly: Hollywood Dream Girl

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Condition
Used - Good
Weight
4.24 lb
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Publication date
October 24, 2017
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Language
English
Print length
288 pages

Description

The definitive visual biography of Grace Kelly’s unforgettable Hollywood career, chronicled in 400 extraordinary black-and white and color photographs, including many never-before-seen."Mr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder scenes should be shot like love scenes and love scenes like murder scenes."—Grace KellyNo movie star of the 1950s was more beautiful, sophisticated, or glamorous than Grace Kelly. The epitome of elegance, the patrician young blonde from Philadelphia conquered Hollywood and won an Academy Award for Best Actress in just six years, then married a prince in a storybook royal wedding. Today, more than thirty years after her death, Grace Kelly remains an inspiring fashion icon.Filled with a dazzling array of photographs, many from original negatives, Grace Kelly showcases the legend’s brief yet significant acting career as never before. Blending pictures and memorabilia, this breathtaking compendium traces every step of her artistic journey, including her early television appearances, her breakout role opposite Gary Cooper in High Noon (1952), her exceptional collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock on her most indelible films—Dial M for Murder with Ray Milland (1954), Rear Window with Jimmy Stewart (1954), and To Catch a Thief with Cary Grant (1955)—and her performance in the musical High Society (1956) alongside Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.A stunning gallery of more than 400 prized and rare photographs and illustrations—precious childhood snapshots, previously unpublished Edith Head and Helen Rose wardrobe sketches, original portraits, scene stills, on- set candids, wardrobe test shots, vintage magazine covers, and rare reproductions of exhibitor’s showmanship manuals showing how film studios marketed Grace Kelly as a star—Grace Kelly captures this beloved luminary’s eternal beauty as never before, and is a fresh, celebratory look at her remarkable career and her enduring cultural influence. Read more

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Publisher Dey Street Books
Publication date October 24, 2017
Edition First Edition First Printing
Language English
Print length 288 pages
ISBN-10 0062643339
ISBN-13 39
Item Weight 4.24 pounds

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Ignore the awful Daily Mail article and buy this book!
I received this incredible book in the mail the other day and was so impressed by it that I immediately logged into my amazon account to leave a review and was shocked to find that every review was not a 5 Star! I decided to investigate and found that the two star review was reviewed by a family friend who didn't even buy the book but based it on a terrible DAILY MAIL article promoting the book but adding incendiary journalistic content of their own. Very disingenuous. The one star review is because someone actually bought this book on a Kindle and complained because it was too small to read. Who buys a coffee table book on a kindle? Anyway, I digress. If you are a fan of Grace Kelly I defy you to find a better illustrated book on her Hollywood years. The HItchcock sections are literally pages and pages of amazing imagery. My personal favorite is DIAL M FOR MURDER and the unpublished wardrobe photos in that section blew me away. I can't recommend this book enough. A great gift for a Grace Kelly fan or a fan of Hollywood history. ***** ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2017 by Nicole Eckert

No Better Book On Grace Kelly!
I've been collecting anything and everything on Grace Kelly since discovering her in the early 80s re-release of Rear Window. Of all the great books I've acquired over the years, this is by far the best. The fact that it focuses primarily on her Hollywood years makes it unique. Many books split their content between the 2 parts of her life. Full of incredibly rare photos, with her Hitchcock films receiving feature content, this fantastic book is a must for Hitchcock fans, movie fashion historians, and anyone who loves a high quality book on Hollywoods glorious past. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017 by J. E. Avey

Gable, Hitchcock and a cast of thousands...
Although I had caught movies with Grace Kelly for years, I was never really intrigued enough to know more than superficial facts about her. I was thinking this book would be another rehash of the "American Princess" story, but had seen enough to know the pictures would be a treat. So I decided to put in an order. I was unprepared for the gorgeous book that arrived. Even if I hadn't had a passing interest in Grace Kelly, I would have been impressed by the breathtaking beauty of the pictures. But this book has another remarkable feature: It is a fine study of an ambitious actress who found a place in Hollywood history through sheer force of will and an intelligence that translated into talent. The writer puts an emphasis on Kelly as an artist, rather than someone who went on to the even more grandiose and publicity-driven life of a princess. Her regrets at being silenced as a creative person and the forfeit of the film world and its fans are expressed very well. This is a story told with a different viewpoint--not unsympathetic, not fawning, but with a likability that has the reader wishing the tragic end could be avoided and the audience might see another performance from an actress who left us too few. The author has clearly taken great trouble to have found solid quotes and sources to validate the stories, rather than inventing them (as I saw one reviewer here seems to have believed.) It is quite an assemblage of information. The many Hollywood anecdotes give the book a vibrant quality that is solidified by these AMAZING pictures. The book sheds serious, non-sensationalist light on Grace's relationships (Gable, for example) which have been exploited, rather than contextualized by people who actually knew her, in tabloids and on click-bait websites. I thought this was a treat. It should delight anyone who knows much about film and the people who make it great, after decades. And for people like me, who wanted to know more and even share it with potential new fans. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017 by Valerie Mayes

Loveliest book on Grace Kelly I've ever seen
This is a very beautiful book with many lush photographs of Grace Kelly and co-stars. Very, very high quality production. I wish there were other books on stars I admire made with this level of excellence. It was obviously produced by someone who really loved and revered her. Thank you to the authors for the time and effort it took to create such a high caliber product. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017 by Kate Bunte

Born to be a princess....
The other reviewers weren't kidding about the spectacular quality of this book - lots of full color as well as (equally great) black & white photos...quite a number of which were full page size that appear suitable for photo framing. I appreciate all of these reviews, which convinced me to buy a book I wouldn't have otherwise - now it occupies a permanent place in my library. I actually wished the author had included more on the section about her early years as a princess in Monaco as this was one of her most glamorous phases. I always thought seeing the pictures of her in the royal palace (especially the full-length of Princess Grace in the main salon of the palace) would have added a real finishing touch to this otherwise unsurpassed photo book. My own personal opinion of Princess Grace is this: If ever one person on this earth was born to play the part of a real princess - I couldn't think of a more perfect example than Grace Kelly. Real life royalty can sometimes disappoint, such as Princess Fergie, & heavens forbid, Camilla Parker-Bowles, etc. My advice to any European royalty who want to look the part would be this: Just model yourself on Princess Grace....the more you look like her, the more you look like what a proper princess should be. This book is as fine a guide as you'll find - 5 Stars. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2018 by Matthew David Sweat
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