Donald Spoto

Documents the life and whirlwind career of the iconic Hollywood actress-turned-European princess, drawing on previously unpublished interviews to discuss her conservative education, Oscar-winning film achievements, and role as a mother to royal children.

Draws on a recently opened archive, as well as interviews and personal letters, to explore the life of a complicated Hollywood diva, including her four marriages, her affair with Clark Gable, her adoptive daughter's accusations of abuse, her acting career, and her final years battling cancer.

The third volume in a trilogy exploring the life and work of the legendary director examines Hitchcock's life in terms of his relationships with the actresses in his films, including Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Kim Novak, and Tippi Hedren, in a study ofhis films, rise to fame and power, artistic legacy, unconventional marriage, and obsessions.