Description
"A profound sensitive psychological portrait." - Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin) "I am currently reading one of the best biographies that I have ever read. It is about Grace Kelly. It is named "Grace. A Biography". It is written by Thilo Wydra. A very detailed biography (...)." - Mr. Francis C. Donnelly (Pennsylvania) "Wydra draws a picture of a torn woman: joyful, funny and wild, on the other hand introverted, anxious and withdrawn." - Associated Press Thilo Wydra was born in 1968 in Wiesbaden, Germany. He is an author and journalist. He studied literature, art and film history in Germany and France. His articles have been published in various renowned German newspapers (Der Tagesspiegel; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), magazines, and websites. From 2004 to 2011, he was the German correspondent at the Cannes International Film Festival. He has written numerous film books and biographies, including Margarethe von Trotta (2000), Romy Schneider (2008), Alfred Hitchcock (2010), and Grace. A Biography (Skyhorse Publishing, New York 2014). He currently writes his next biography.Thilo Wydra mainly resides in Munich, Germany, and loves New York City. Author´s official Website: thilowydra.de
Features & Highlights
- Thirty years ago, Grace Kelly was tragically killed when her vehicle tumbled forty meters from the serpentine roads of Monaco. She has since become a myth, a style icon existing between the glamour of Hollywood and the royalty of Monaco. As Hitchcock's favorite actress to work with, Kelly acted in classic films including
- Rear Window
- and
- To Catch a Thief
- , opposite actors such as Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant. Yet her private life remained in the shadows. Her marriage to Prince Rainier III was not anchored by love, and her life on the Riviera was more akin to a golden cage. She was an individual torn between illusion and reality, simultaneously idolized by millions.This comprehensive biography draws from previously unreleased documents from the Grimaldi family archive and, for the first time, access to the letters between Kelly and Hitchcock. It is also based on interviews with Kelly's companions and relatives, including an exclusive interview with Prince Albert II of Monaco.
