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In appreciation of her work with Hitchcock in three of his films, Kelly later wrote a foreword to the book The Art of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto. Spoto also has written High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly, a biography published 25 years after her death. [112]
Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, [4] starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, and John Williams. Both the screenplay and the successful stage play on which it was based were written by English playwright Frederick Knott .
To Catch a Thief was the director's first film (of five) made using the VistaVision widescreen process, [4] and the last of the three Hitchcock films with Grace Kelly. The film was the penultimate collaboration with Cary Grant ; only North by Northwest (1959) followed.
During those years, the regal blonde won an Oscar and worked with Alfred Hitchcock three times, in “Dial M for Murder,” “To Catch a Thief” and “Rear Window” — perhaps her signature role.
Alfred Hitchcock: Nominated National Board of Review Awards: December 20, 1954: Best Actress: Grace Kelly: Won NYFCC Awards: January 1955: Best Actress: Grace Kelly Won Best Director: Alfred Hitchcock 2nd place DGA Award: February 13, 1955: Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Alfred Hitchcock Nominated Writers Guild of America Awards ...
Alfred Hitchcock began developing the film adaptation of Winston Graham's novel Marnie in 1961. ... Grace Kelly, by then Princess Grace of Monaco, ...
[6] [9] Kelly re-teamed with Hitchcock on the romantic thriller To Catch a Thief (1955), with Cary Grant. In 1956, she appeared in the romantic comedy The Swan, and the musical comedy High Society. Later that year, the 26-year-old Kelly retired from acting, to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco, becoming the princess of Monaco.
James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954) I Confess was followed by three colour films starring Grace Kelly: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954) and To Catch a Thief (1955). In Dial M for Murder, Ray Milland plays the villain who tries to murder his unfaithful wife (Kelly) for her money. She kills the hired assassin in self ...