Two divas, who to this day are inextricably linked with the glitz and glamour of the Sixties. Grace Kelly – Princess Grace Patricia of Monaco – was the perfect embodiment of aristocracy and Hollywood glamour, an icon of style and beauty. Her fairytale wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco was one of the most glamorous media events of the Sixties.
Maria Callas was the ultimate prima donna of the 20th Century – exceptionally gifted, admired world wide, proud and capricious. But in her private life she was never able to match her dazzling success as an opera singer: her unrequited love for Aristotle Onassis led to her dying of a broken heart. The film critic Adrian Prechtel traces the key stages in the lives of these stars, documenting their unforgettable successes and private destinies.
The journalist Adrian Prechtel, born in Munich in 1961, studied law and history of art and trained at the German School of Journalism in Munich. He has been the film and culture editor of the Munich-based daily AZ since 2001. He is the author of all the titles in this series.
