Grace Kelly

1929 – 1982 · died at about 53^[1][2]

Film & Entertainment

Fun Facts About Grace Kelly

• Grace Kelly gave her name to the Hermès Kelly bag: photos of her clutching it in 1956, likely to hide her pregnancy from paparazzi, made the purse famous.^[1]
• Kelly was rejected by Bennington College in 1947 because of her low mathematics scores.^[1]
• Some of Kelly's first jobs as a model were commercials for bug spray and cigarettes.^[1]
• Kelly turned down a role opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront; Eva Marie Saint took the part and won an Academy Award for it.^[1][3][4]
• At Kelly's civil wedding to Prince Rainier, all 142 official titles she acquired were formally recited, and the wedding was watched by an estimated 30 million or more TV viewers.^[1]
• Alfred Hitchcock offered Princess Grace the lead in Marnie in 1962, but public outcry in Monaco over her playing a kleptomaniac led her to turn it down.^[1][5][6]
• Grace Kelly was alive at the same time as Arthur Conan Doyle — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1929–1930).^[1][2][7][8]
• Grace Kelly shares a birthday with Sun Yat-sen: both were born on November 12.^{[1][2][9][10]}

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stardom in several significant Hollywood films in the early to mid-1950s. She received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, and was ranked 13th on the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars list.^[1]

Contemporaries

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Questions About Grace Kelly

When was Grace Kelly born?

Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, and died on September 14, 1982.

How old was Grace Kelly at death?

Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, and died on September 14, 1982, at age 52.

What was Grace Kelly known for?

Grace Kelly was known for: Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco. Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stardom in several significant Hollywood films in the early to mid-1950s. She received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, and was ranked 13th on the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars list.

Who was alive at the same time as Grace Kelly?

Grace Kelly's closest contemporary was Georgia O'Keeffe. Their lives overlapped for 53 years.