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Stanley Stellar, 'Danny, September', 1982, The Piers Series, Gelatin Silver Print

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Vogue Italia September 1982

Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Fall/Winter Collection 1982-83. Paulina Porizkova in a long panther print satin crepe dress. panther.

Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Collection Fall/Winter 1982-83. Paulina Porizkova in a long panther print satin crepe dress. panthère.

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Spetember 1982 - Saturday Morning Panels #3

@thevacuuminator & @snowburke discuss the Transformers 40th Anniversary figure, another Classic issue of RAH & some recent pick ups!

ABOVE: Arthur H. Lewis, unauthorized Kelly family biographer

Below are reminiscences from Lewis which appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer following the death of Princess Grace.

Arthur H. Lewis, 75, author of Those Kellys of Philadelphia, with a tough of Grace, is not the Kelly family’s favorite author. His candid, irreverent and totally unauthorized biography of the clan - in which he described Monaco as nothing more than a gambling joint and the Princess as little more than a shill for it - is not the Kellys’ favorite book, either.

Lewis met Grace Kelly twice, each time briefly. They were formally introduced at a charity event held at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Princess said coolly that she had read two of his books. One was a chatty portrait of Hollywood and the other a biography of a courtesan who had been the mistress of Prince Rainier's grandfather. At the time, Lewis was hoping for an interview with the Princess, but she never granted one.

“I fell in love with Grace Kelly when I saw her in High Noon. I’ve never fallen out of love with her. She was the kind of woman who would make men act in a gallant fashion. Everyone wanted to protect her. I can’t believe she’s dead. I heard the news from a reporter in London, who called me on the telephone. I’d just gotten back from vacation on a farm. I hadn’t read any newspapers. I didn’t even know there had been an accident.... It was a hell of a shock. And I felt remorseful, too, even though biographers are supposed to tell the truth about their subjects, which I did.

As an actress, Grace was so different from her peers, that was her enormous appeal. Once, when I interviewed Joan Crawford. I asked her about Grace. She said, ‘You know what Hollywood is: the casting couch, clawing your way to the top. But Grace came on cool with her white kid gloves, and she was never ruffled.’ Crawford said she was unlike mostly anybody in Hollywood, because of her ladylike qualities. And I don’t think it was an act. I think this is really the way she was. She reflected her very Catholic upbringing.

She never came out of a working class background; that is an exaggeration. The top leaders of America came to the Kelly house for dinner; her father was a great friend of FDR. She grew up in a very sophisticated atmosphere.

She had everything the old-time American girl wanted. She was a movie star. She was a princess. She loved her mother and father. She had strong family ties. Within the next two or three years, she will be a cult figure. I’m sure of it.”

- ‘Philadelphia’s Princess: A City Recalls Grace’ by Beth Gillin - The Philadelphia Inquirer - September 19, 1982

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