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Screen Legend: Grace Kelly
The movies of the 1950s are some of my favorites! The actresses in the ’50s were so glamorous with beautiful hairstyles, fabulous dresses, and an amazing Hollywood lifestyle. One of my favorite actresses of that time period (besides Audrey Hepburn) is Grace Kelly. Check out my fun facts about this movie star—and real-life princess! *Love to act like Grace Kelly? Check out our Drama Tower Club!* ********** Full Name: Grace Patricia Kelly (1929-1982) Birthday: November 12 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Her Style: Classically fabulous and confident, Grace liked to wear short evening dresses with her long blonde curls in an up-do. Unlike most women in the 1950s who wore heavy makeup, Grace set a trend by wearing very natural makeup that showed off her true beauty. Grace was also famous for her accessories. She would wear a classy outfit and dress it up with fancy jewels, sunglasses, and a scarf. Princess Years: In 1956, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco, in what was called “the wedding of the century.” Monaco is a very small country on the Mediterranean Sea near France and Italy. Grace did a ton of charity work while she was princess, like the Grace Kelly Foundation, which gives scholarships to people who want to pursue dance, acting, and film. She also founded the World Association for Children’s Friends, which raises money for various kids organizations. ********** Grace Kelly Flikchic Faves! The Country Girl (1954) Starring: Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and William Holden. Rated: Not Rated What’s it all about? Grace Kelly plays the role of Georgie, the wife of a Broadway actor who had quit acting until a young director named Bernie Dodd wanted him back on the stage. Grace won an Academy Award for Best Actress in this film—so fantabulous! My review: This is my favorite Grace Kelly movie because she plays the wife of an actor who is a real pain, so she plays the strong one in the film. When I become a famous actress I want to play roles like this one where the character is strong and in charge! ********** To Catch a Thief (1955) Starring: Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Jessie Royce Landis and John Williams Rating: Not Rated What’s it all about? Famous Hollywood director Alfred Hitchcock directed this move, as well as many others in the 1950s—he was the Stephen Spielberg of our time without all the special effects! Grace plays a character named Frances Stevens who falls in love with an accused thief living on the French Rivera. By the way, she met her true love and real-life prince at a film festival after completing this movie! My review: This movie is so romantic! John Robie is on the run because he has been accused of stealing some jewels in France. Grace’s character, Frances, finds him exciting because he is a fugitive of the law. In the end, she really falls in love with him for the person he is. Grace was so gorgeous in this movie, and Cary Grant is soooo handsome. This movie is exciting as much as it is romantic…a fun date/BFF movie! ********** The Swan (1956) Staring: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness, Louis Jourdan, and Jessie Royce Landis Rating: Not Rated What’s it all about? This movie is about a royal family whose mother, Princess Beatrix, is trying to convince her daughter, Princess Alexandra, to marry a prince from another country. Alexandra must chose to marry either Prince Albert and make her family happy or the person she is really in love with—her tutor, Nicholas. My review: I love this movie because it is romantic and funny! It is so hard to decide which guy Princess Alexandra should end up with—they are both so cute and nice. I love Grace’s costumes because she wears these gorgeous princess dresses throughout the movie. Soon after this movie was filmed, Grace herself became a real-life princess in Monaco. Will Alexandra choose to make her family happy, or will she follow her heart? It makes you really hope that love prevails, but you will have to watch the movie to see what happens. ********** High Society (1956) Staring: Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and John Lund Rating: Not Rated What’s it all about? The film takes place in Newport, Rhode Island, and is about a man named C.K. Dexter-Haven, a jazz musician, who tries to win back his ex-wife named Tracy Samantha Lord (Grace). There are so many great actors in this movie! First of all, Bing Crosby (who was in The Country Girl) is one of the stars and, the one and only singing legend Frank Sinatra appears as well. This movie was the last starring Grace before she married Prince Rainier III. My review: The music in this movie will make you jump out of your seat and dance! It’s got a duet with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, and the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong appears with his band. I think this movie is the most entertaining of all the Grace Kelly flicks, and I love to watch it with my family. The clothes in this movie are so fancy and fabulous. The best part is that Grace’s character must decide on whether she should start a new life with her mean fiancé or go back to her first true love. Oh, the decisions girls have to make! What would you do?! *Make your own Beacon Street Girls MOVIE!* *Take my Movie Madness QUIZ!* *Solve my Maeve in the Movies PUZZLE* Get MORE Flikchic Faves! I Luv the '90s Festive Flicks for Frigid Nights! Booking a Deal in Hollywood Movie Musi-cales Fun, Fearless, Halloween Flicks
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