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Grace Kelly
1929-1982
Film
Grace Kelly was from the noted Kelly family
of Philadelphia whose roots were from County Mayo, Ireland.
Before Grace became famous as an actress and celebrity, her
family members were famous.
Both her father and brother were Olympic gold medalists in
sculling. Her Uncle Walter Kelly was a famous comic in Vaudeville
known as The Virginia Judge. Another uncle, George Kelly,
was a notable playwright. Grace left for New York in 1947
where her career began in modeling and acting on Broadway.
With her great beauty, the film industry discovered her in
1951.Various roles led to the banner year of 1954 when she
starred in two Alfred Hitchcock films, Dial M for Murder
and Rear Window plus winning the Academy Award
for best actress for The Country Girl. In 1956, with
the release of the film High Society, she gave up
her film career to become the wife of Prince Rainer of Monaco.
She Became Princess Grace and devoted her life to her
husband, three children and adopted country. Her storybook
life ended prematurely in a car crash.
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