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High society : the life of Grace Kelly / Donald Spoto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spoto, Donald, 1941-2023.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
- Grace.
- Princesses--Monaco--Biography.
- Princesses.
- Monaco.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harmony Books, [2009]
- Summary:
- Documents the life and whirlwind career of the iconic Hollywood actress-turned-European princess, drawing on previously unpublished interviews to discuss her conservative education, Oscar-winning film achievements, and role as a mother to royal children.
- Contents:
- Fade-in (1929-1951). Off the Main Line ; The student model
- Action (1951-1956). Less is more, or not ; L'affaire Gable ; Over the moon ; Friends and lovers ; Climbing over rooftops ; Crisis ; Playing the princess
- Fade-out (1956-1982). High society rearranged.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-290) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307395610 :
- 0307395618
- OCLC:
- 316029701
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