Remembering Grace Kelly on her birthday πŸŽ‚
πŸ“· Philippe Halsman, 1955
"When you looked at her picture, you were not looking at her. You were looking at the illusion of her. The camera did more than love her. It was insane about her."
- Don Richardson Image
I love this Alan Grant shot of Grace Kelly & Audrey Hepburn, both presenters at the 28th Academy Awards, March 21, 1956
Each had won a Best Actress #Oscar: Kelly for The Country Girl in 1954 & Hepburn for Roman Holiday in 1953. Image
This is lovely: #AcademyAwards presenters Audrey Hepburn & Grace Kelly backstage at the RKO Pantages Theatre
πŸ“· Allan Grant for Life magazine, 1956 Image
Walter Carone photographs Grace Kelly in her stateroom aboard the SS Constitution, sailing from New York to Monaco for her wedding, April 1956 Image
Grace Kelly by Bud Fraker, March 1956
Fraker called her "the woman with a thousand faces - all of them pure." He was the set photographer on Dial M for Murder & To Catch a Thief. Fraker felt this shot, taken on the eve of her Hollywood exit to become a princess, was "too sexy". Image
Two more shots of Grace Kelly by Bud Fraker: publicity shots for Rear Window, 1954, & To Catch a Thief, 1955. ImageImage
For Grace Kelly's birthday, Philippe Halsman's #jump! shot, 1959 Image
Grace Kelly by Philippe Halsman, February 9, 1955
She wore this dress when she won her Oscar for The Country Girl Image
Here's that dress again: William Holden presents Grace Kelly with her Oscar for Best Actress, for The Country Girl. Holden had won the year before for Stalag 17.
πŸ“· Earl Leaf, Pantages Theater, March 30, 1955 Image
The dress was green!
Grace Kelly with Edmund O'Brien. His #Oscar was for The Barefoot Contessa, 1955 Image
Earlier that night:
Don Hartman, Zizi Jeanmaire, Grace Kelly & Edith Head on their way to the Oscars. Kelly & Head both won.
πŸ“· George Silk, 1955 Image
Another superb portrait of Grace Kelly by Philippe Halsman, 1954 Image
Grace Kelly & Frank Sinatra on the set of High Society.
πŸ“· Dennis Stock, 1956
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An odd vibe on this set!
Grace Kelly & Frank Sinatra, High Society.
πŸ“· Dennis Stock, 1956 Image
Grace Kelly looks fabulous in this scene from High Society. And, damn!, she holds her own singing with Bing! Her own voice.
Yar.
Grace Kelly in another green dress.
A St. Patrick Day's photo shoot with Gene Lester, 1954 Image
Grace Kelly arrives in Los Angeles to star in High Society, 1956.
"She came in on the Super Chief".
πŸ“· Darlene Hammond Image
On the set of Rear Window: James Stewart, Grace Kelly & Alfred Hitchcock, 1954. My favourite Grace Kelly movie.
Two very fine still photographers were on set: Bud Fraker & Phil Stern. Either of them could have taken this awesome photograph. Image
Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby & William Holden in The Country Girl.
πŸ“· John Swope, 1954
Kelly beat out Dorothy Dandridge, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn & Jane Wyman for her #Oscar. Holden & Bing both lost out to Marlon Brando. Edith Head did the costumes; she won that year for Sabrina. Image
Loomis Dean took 40 pictures of Grace Kelly for Life magazine. Alas, all undated in the Life archive. Here are two of my favourites. ImageImage

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