She was born in a prospers
Philadelphia family.
Though she was a shy child,
she will live her life in the public eye.
"Don't try to be a hero!
You don't have to be a hero, not for me!"
"I'm not trying to be a hero..."
At the age of 23, her beauty and talent
took her to Hollywood.
She made eleven films in three and a half years
and became one of the most sought-after stars of her time.
She worked with Hollywood's most important directors,
played opposite its top leading men.
"There's nothing quite so mysterious
and silent as a dark theater..."
Then, at 26, she turned her back on make-believe.
But make-believe came true,
in a fairy tale shared by the entire world.
Her name was Grace Kelly.
It became Her Serene Highness, Princess Grace of Monaco.
I don't think Grace really believed that
she was going to give up acting when
she became Princess Grace from Monaco
I think that the reallity of that probably
struck her some place in the middle of
the Mediterranean after the honeymoon again
She took everything so much in her stride
nothing seemed to be too much for her
Of any name, Grace, could not have been
more fitting
and even her death, her tragic early death
made her enter even more into legend
Monaco, a principality of less than
five hundred acres on the French Riviera
For centuries, the monarchs had held on
to their distinctive character, and their pride
But, to this world, this place was known
as a "playground for the wealthy"
and came to enjoy its beauty and its gambling
Monaco became a home of young American actress
who arrieved in 1956 to be its Princess
She brought it fame, her cool beauty
her intelligence, and she brought war a sense of purpose
Well, this story about the Princess was firmly anchored in reality
Reality had its origins
back in Philadelphia
Competition came easily to the Kelly's
here along Kelly Drive
named after Grace's father, John B. Kelly
they still race in the sport for which
Jack Kelly won an Olympic medal
A statue elected by the citizens of Philadelphia
commemorates that achievement
Jack Kelly's father was a bricklayer from Ireland
who went on to make a fortune
young Jack soon joined the family business:
construction and brick making
He started his own business
and made his own fortune
But he always professed pride in
his family's humble origins
Jack Kelly belived that the world
was what you made of it
Margaret Majer, who married Jack, had been
a model as well as a champion swimmer athlete
Margaret and Jack were determined
to raise their children in their own way
If you are good enough, you're sure to reach the top
It was drilled into Kelly children from their earliest years
As a family, we were always very close
four of us, Peggy, my sister, the oldest
our brother Jack, Grace and then myself
She was the baby for three and a half years
and loved every minute of it
Grace, when she was young, she was very shy
and a mama's baby
There were many times were we had pictures taken
that our mother had to lean back
away from the camera so Grace would not cry
and taken away from her mother
she was very sweet and soft, and loved to held
and cuddled and kissed, and loved
I, on the other hand, and I think my
brother and older sister, were more
"don't let me" "don't get around me"
we wanted to do our own things
we always had a place at the shore, when we were young
and, at that time, I think we had our best times together
we just had a marvelous time
and Grace, all her life, loved being by the ocean and the sea
Grace, all the family were a competitive family