{"product_id":"9780062643339","title":"Grace Kelly : Hollywood Dream Girl","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jay Jorgensen, Manoah Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 Kelly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with a dazzling array of photographs, many from original negatives, \u003cem\u003eGrace Kelly\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/em\u003e (1952), her exceptional collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock on her most indelible films—\u003cem\u003eDial M for Murder\u003c\/em\u003e with Ray Milland (1954), \u003cem\u003eRear Window\u003c\/em\u003e with Jimmy Stewart (1954), and \u003cem\u003eTo Catch a Thief \u003c\/em\u003ewith Cary Grant (1955)—and her performance in the musical \u003cem\u003eHigh Society\u003c\/em\u003e (1956) alongside Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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gallery of more than 400 prized and rare photographs and illustrations—precious childhood snapshots, previously unpublished Edith Head and Helen Rose wardrobe sketches, original portraits, scene stills, on-set candids, wardrobe test shots, vintage magazine covers, and rare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—\u003cem\u003eGrace Kelly\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“[A] glorious remembrance of Grace Kelly’s life...Meticulous and marvelous”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062643339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41086977573070,"sku":"9780062643339","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062643339.jpg?v=1648955238","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062643339","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}