Grace Kelly Trivia

1. Where was Grace born?

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: Modelling

Grace's father, Jack Kelly, was of Irish heritage. He was an Olympic swimming champion and a successful businessman with a large construction company in Philadelphia. Grace was misunderstood by her father who loved sports and disliked the arts and intellectual pursuits. She was shy and liked reading and theatre, but not sports. In her years up to high school, Grace enjoyed playing with dolls, and school theatrics. She studied ballet for one year as a teenager. Thanks to the influence of her Uncle George Kelly (playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor), she won admission to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, New York. She was 19 years old. Her parents were worried that she wouldn't succeed in her chosen profession, but Grace insisted this was what she wanted to do. Her father paid for the first year's tuition. After that, Grace paid for her studies at drama school making more than $400 dollars a week as a model for the John Robert Powers agency. What she learned from this work would help her in her future career. It helped Grace develop her poise. Before being involved with Hollywood, Grace acted on stage and in live television dramas.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Patricia

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: 1950s

Henry Hathaway was a film director and producer. He was impressed by what he had seen of Grace Kelly's acting on the stage. He offered her a small role as an innocent bystander in the film "Fourteen Hours". This was a 1951 drama about a police officer trying to prevent a man with mental health issues from jumping off the 15th floor of a hotel. This was when Grace was 22 years old. Grace was 26 years old when she made her last film in 1956. She gave up Hollywood after getting married, but she was still very much in the public eye. Grace only made eleven movies in total. In 1962, Grace was thrilled after being given the opportunity to play the part of Marnie in the film of the same name. Unfortunately, due to royal duties and social pressures, she was forced to abstain. In 1977, she narrated "The Children of Theatre Street", a documentary about a world-renowned ballet school.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: 1929

Grace was born on November 12th, 1929.

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: The Country Girl

Grace Kelly won a total of eleven awards and had four nominations in her movie career. The four awards she won for her part in "The Country Girl" included "Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role". "The Country Girl" is a drama film which was adapted from a play of the same name by Clifford Odets. Grace played the part of Georgia Elgin, the long-suffering wife of alcoholic Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby). Frank's acting career has been in decline since their son's death in a traffic accident. He is dependent on Georgia's support. When auditions are held for a new musical production, this might be a new opportunity for Frank. Bernie Dodd (William Holden) is its director. Grace (as Georgia) is seen as less glamorous and more frumpishly dressed than in her usual roles.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: 'Mogambo'

Grace played alongside Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in 'Mogambo' (1953).

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: The Country Girl

Grace played Georgy Elgin, wife of Bing Crosby's Frank Elgin. She was fantastic in this 1954 film.

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: High Society

"High Society" is a musical romantic adaptation of the successful 1940 comedy "The Philadelphia Story". The aptly named "High Society" is a love story set in the context of an upper-middle-class environment. Wealthy socialite Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly) is divorced from wealthy singer-songwriter Dexter-Haven (Bing Crosby). Dexter still loves Tracy, but she is engaged to marry professional prig George (John Lund). Breezy reporter Mike (Frank Sinatra) and photographer Liz (Celeste Holm) are both working for a tabloid newspaper called "Spy". Resenting their intrusion, Tracy gives them a fake story about her family. Grace Kelly had played the role of privileged heiress Tracy Lord before. This was her graduation performance at the Academy in Philip Barry's comic play "The Philadelphia Story". The songs in "High Society" were written by Cole Porter. Grace only sang one song, "True Love". She sang it with Bing Crosby. This was Grace's last film.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Caroline, Albert and Stephanie

Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi was born on January 23rd, 1957. Prince Albert Grimaldi was born on March 14, 1958. And Stephanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi was born on February 1st, 1965.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Monaco

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

The French government requested that Grace Kelly be persuaded to attend the International Film Festival at Cannes in May 1955. She was reluctant at first. Eventually, she was won over and agreed to go. The editor of "Paris Match" magazine put forward a suggestion for a promotional photo feature: Grace (who had just won an Oscar) with eligible bachelor Prince Rainier of Monaco. This was marketed as "Prince Charming Meets Movie Queen". They met in Monaco, also on the French Riviera, not far from Cannes. She returned home to the States from Cannes to film "The Swan". Prince Rainier courted Grace by post, telephone, and through his advisor Father Tucker who even wrote to Grace's father, Jack, to gain approval. Grace and the Prince met again in Philadelphia where they took every opportunity to be together. The survival of the Grimaldi line of succession was of high importance to Prince Rainier. For this, he needed to have children. Grace passed the required fertility test. Back in Monaco, the lead-up to the wedding turned into a media circus with over 1,500 journalists in attendance along with hundreds of guests and tourists. The marriage required two ceremonies, one religious, the other civil. The religious wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier took place on 19th April 1956 in the Cathedral of St Nicholas in Monaco.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Fourteen Hours

She had a small role as Mrs. Fuller in this 1951 film.

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: Caroline, Albert, and Stephanie

On January 20th, 1957, Princess Grace gave birth to her first baby girl. When she saw her, Grace wept, held her in her arms, and sipped champagne. Rainier announced to his subjects, "My beloved wife, the Princess, has given birth to a baby princess who has been given the name of Caroline Louise Marguerite. Thank God and rejoice". Grace felt motivated by motherhood: "I'm not going to let public life or anything else push me out of my job as a mother". About a year later, in March 1958, their son, Albert, was born. As the male heir, he was next in line to become the sovereign prince. He would eventually become Albert II, Prince of Monaco. Grace wanted more children, but, sadly, there were two miscarriages. It wasn't until seven years later, in February 1965, that Grace would give birth to another baby, a girl called Stephanie.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: car accident

In 1982, Grace was driving in Monaco with her daughter Stephanie. Grace suffered from a stroke while driving and the car crashed. Stephanie survived, dear Grace did not.

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE)

Princess Grace chose to increase her workload rather than being frustrated with too much free time, even if it exhausted her. Add to this her philanthropic spirit, and she progressed into devoting herself to charity work, including working for the Red Cross. The first charity that Princess Grace founded was the World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE) in 1963. Its purpose was, and is, to support the rights of children to development, health, and education all over the world. In 1964, she founded the Princess Grace Foundation. This charity's purpose was to assist artists all over the world, including Monaco's local artisans, and a ballet school. Princess Grace had a love of flowers, so in 1968 she founded the Garden Club. From Garden Club came flower-arranging competitions, and charity fund-raising. She strongly believed in the benefits to children of breastfeeding and was appointed as an honorary president of La Leche League International (LLLI). EAPN, NSF, and La Caxia were all founded in 1990.

From Quiz Grace Kelly Actress and Princess

Answer: Cerebral bleed and car accident

It was September 1982. Grace had an appointment with her Monaco couturier to have some dresses altered before their trip to Paris. There wasn't room in the car for Grace, Stephanie, Christian (the chauffeur), and all the luggage, so Christian stayed behind whilst Grace drove, even though the road between Roc Agel and Monaco was twisting and dangerous. On their journey, a witness saw the car zigzagging and then going faster before hurtling down the hillside and crashing. Stephanie was injured but still able to move, freeing herself from the car. Grace was half-conscious and unresponsive. Grace was placed on a life-support system in the hospital to treat her many external wounds. A CAT scan revealed that Grace must have suffered a stroke before the accident. Her family kept a vigil at her bedside. Her death caused a worldwide tide of grief and affection.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Dial M For Murder

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Lisa Carol Fremont

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: with scissors

Captain Lesgate (also known as C.J. Swan) is asked to kill Grace's character by her husband. As he tries to strangle her, she grabs the nearest weapon, scissors, and kills him.

From Quiz Grace Kelly, the Princess

Answer: Monaco wouldn't let her

According to 'Save Hitchcock', the people of Monaco did not want to see their princess play a thief onscreen, and they didn't want her working in Hollywood.

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