Grace Kelly Facts
From her Philadelphia childhood, to her New York theatre days, to her brief time as a Hollywood starlet, to Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly Facts has all the facts you did - or didn't - want to know about Grace Kelly.
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace cut their wedding cake with the Prince’s sword.
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace took their honeymoon aboard a yacht given to Grace as a wedding present from her husband, and sailed around the Mediterranean.
A rumour floated around Hollywood that Grace Kelly’s wedding dress would be the one she wore in High Society.
Grace Kelly attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, auditioning with a piece from her uncle, George Kelly’s, play.
Although Grace Kelly is probably the most famous and iconic example of an actress marrying royalty, Rita Hayworth was the first when she married Prince Aly Khan in 1949.
One of the Marx Brothers referred to Grace Kelly’s Oscar win over Judy Garland as “the biggest robbery since Brinks.”
Grace Kelly was given the choice between On the Waterfront and Rear Window. She chose to go with Hitchcock.
Eva Marie-Saint, the woman who won the role in On the Waterfront, won Best Supporting Actress the same year Grace won Best Actress for The Country Girl.
