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36 Stunning Vintage Photos of Grace Kelly in the 1950s

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956.

Kelly was born into a well-known Catholic family of Irish and German origin in the U.S. city of Philadelphia. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949, Kelly began appearing in New York City theatrical productions and over 40 live drama productions broadcast in early 1950s Golden Age of Television. She gained stardom from her performance in John Ford’s adventure-romance Mogambo (1953), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama The Country Girl (1954). Other notable works include the western High Noon (1952), the romantic comedy High Society (1956), and three consecutive Alfred Hitchcock suspense thrillers: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). Kelly worked with some of the most prominent leading men of the era, including Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Ray Milland, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, William Holden, Cary Grant, Alec Guinness, and Frank Sinatra.

Kelly retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier, and began her duties as Princess of Monaco. Hitchcock hoped that she would appear in more of his films that required an “icy blonde” lead actress, but he was unable to coax her out of retirement. The Prince and Princess had three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stéphanie. Kelly retained her link to America by her dual U.S. and Monégasque citizenship. Her charity work focused on young children and the arts, establishing the Princess Grace Foundation to support local artisans in 1964. Her organization for children’s rights, AMADE Mondiale, gained consultive status within UNICEF and UNESCO. Her final film contribution was in 1977 to the documentary The Children of Theatre Street directed by Robert Dornhelm, where she served as the narrator. The documentary was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Kelly died at the age of 52 at Monaco Hospital on September 14, 1982, from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous day. She is listed 13th among the American Film Institute’s 25 Greatest Female Stars of Classical Hollywood Cinema. Her son, Prince Albert, helped establish the Princess Grace Awards in 1984 to recognize emerging performers in film, theatre, and dance. (Wikipedia)

Here, we’re looking back at the life of the icon in the 1950s through 37 glamorous photos…

**Grace Kelly on the set of ‘Mogambo,’ directed by John Ford.**

**Grace Kelly attended the 26th Academy Awards in an embroided dress and fur coat, posing next to her was Clark Gable.**

**Grace Kelly wardrobed by Moss Marby in the Hitchcock-directed ‘Dial M for Murder.’**

**Grace Kelly with James Stewart on the set of ‘Rear Window,’ directed by Alfred Hitchcock.**

**Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock and James Stewart at the premiere of ‘Rear Window.’**

**Grace Kelly wardrobed for ‘The Green Fire,’ costume designed by Helen Rose.**

**Grace Kelly with designer Oleg Cassini at the premiere of ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris.’**

**Best Leading Actress winner Grace Kelly and Best Supporting Actor winner Edmond O’Brien at the 27th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Kelly’s ice-blue gown was designed by the legendary Edith Head.**

**Grace Kelly congratulated on her Best Leading Actress win for ‘The Country Girl’ by Marlon Brando at the 27th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.**

**1955, May. Grace Kelly wore a red dress and fur stole at a Cannes Film Festival premiere.**

**1955, May. Grace Kelly posed in a pair of Capri pants at the Cannes Film Festival.**

**Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Lorraine Day at the New York International Airport.**

**On-set portrait of Grace Kelly. 1955**

**Grace Kelly on the set of ‘To Catch a Thief,’ directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1955**

Original caption: 1/5/56-Philadelphia, PA: Prince Rainier III of Monaco and lovely Grace Kelly, reigning “Queen” of the American screen, pose for photographers at the home of Miss Kelly’s parents after the pair’s engagement was announced Jan 5, 1956. The wedding plans were disclosed to more than 40 American and European reporters and 25 photographers and cameramen at a news conference in the Kelly’s red brick home. The couple announced they would be married shortly after Easter.

**Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly attended a banquet after announcing their engagement in New York. 1956**

**1956, February. Grace Kelly won the World Film Favorite Actor (Female) at the 13th Golden Globe Awards.**

**1956, March. Presenters Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly waited backstage at the RKO Pantages Theatre during the 28th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Allan Grant)**

**Grace Kelly and director Charles Windsor on the set of ‘The Swan.’ 1956**

**Grace Kelly in her famous bathing outfit from the film ‘High Society,’ directed by Charles Walters. 1956**

**Grace Kelly wore her diamond engagement ring from Prince Rainier III. 1956**

**1956, March. Grace Kelly with her pet poodle Oliver in her New York apartment before departing to Monaco.**

**1956, April 12. Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly greeted each other as she arrived in Monaco. (Photo by Howell Conant)**

**1956, April 19. Grace Kelly on her wedding day to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Her dress was designed by Helen Rose.**

**1956, April 19. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III on their wedding day. The Wedding in Monaco was watched by over 30 million viewers on live television.**

**1956, April 19. Grace Kelly prayed during her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco.**

**1956, November 17. Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace on board of the Constitution before they got off in Cannes. (Photo by Dominique Berretty)**

**1956 Grace Kelly shielded her pregnant belly by the Hermès ‘Sac à dépêches’ bag. It was officially renamed the ‘Kelly bag’ in honour of the Princess in 1977.**

**1957. Grace Kelly with her mother in the Monaco Palace gardens.**

**1957, December. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier in the Monaco Palace. She was pregnant with her son at the time.**

**1958, March 17. Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco, son and heir of Prince Rainier III, in the arms of his mother, Princess Grace.**

**1958, April. The royal couple stood on the balcony of the palace with their daughter Princess Caroline and son Prince Albert II shortly after his birth.**

**1958, November. The couple smiled for the camera as they arrived at JFK in New York.**

**1959. Princess Grace and her husband went shopping in London during a visit to the capital.**

**1959, October. The royal family posed for photographs as they left their hotel in Saulieu, France.**

15 Vintage Photos Showing Women Under Hairdryers in Salons During the 1950s & 1960s

One of our biggest pet peeves about going to the hair salon is sitting under those industrial hair dryers that just seem to burn our scalps. Now, with the new dawn of DIY hair styling, the no-heat revolution and cool products like the dryer bonnet, it’s pretty easy to transform our hair in the comfort of our own homes.

But back in the day, going to the salon was like a social event that you could not miss out on. Your friends were there to fill you in on the latest gossip, and it was imperative that you got the perfect roller set. At least that’s evident in these vintage photos that show how a good of a time was had while sitting under the hood of a hair dryer.

34 Vintage Photos Showing Greece During the 19th Century

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.7 million. Athens is the nation’s capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, theatre and the Olympic Games. From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states, known as poleis (singular polis), which spanned the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Philip II of Macedon united most of present-day Greece in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, from the eastern Mediterranean to India. The subsequent Hellenistic period saw the height of Greek culture and influence in antiquity. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its continuation, the Byzantine Empire, which was culturally and linguistically predominantly Greek. The Greek Orthodox Church, which emerged in the first century AD, helped shape modern Greek identity and transmitted Greek traditions to the wider Orthodox world. After falling under Ottoman rule in the mid-15th century, Greece emerged as a modern nation state in 1830 following a war of independence. The country’s rich historical legacy is reflected in part by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Greece is a unitary parliamentary republic, and a developed country, with an advanced high-income economy, and a high quality of life, ranking 32nd in the Human Development Index. Its economy is the largest in the Balkans, where it is an important regional investor. A founding member of the United Nations, Greece was the tenth member to join the European Communities (precursor to the European Union) and has been part of the Eurozone since 2001. It is also a member of numerous other international institutions, including the Council of Europe, NATO, the OECD, the WTO, and the OSCE. Greece’s unique cultural heritage, large tourism industry, prominent shipping sector and geostrategic importance classify it as a middle power. (Wikipedia)

A set of rare and amazing photos of Greece from the 19th century.

**Tourists on Parthenon, Athens, Greece, circa 1860**

**Athens from Acropolis, Greece, circa 1860**

**Hephaisteion, Acropolis, Greece, circa 1860**

**Jupiter temple, Athens, Greece, circa 1860**

**The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens, Greece, 1860**

**Thessaloniki snow, Greece, circa 1860**

**Royal Palace from Acropolis, Greece, circa 1870-90**

**Railroad with Acropolis, Greece, 1875**

**The Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece, 1875**

**The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens, Greece, 1890**

**The National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece, 1890**

24 Vintage Color Photos Showing Life in Germany During the 1950s and 1960s

It was no more than eight years after the surrender of the Nazi government when Josef Heinrich Darchinger set out on his photographic journey through the West of a divided Germany. The bombs of World War II had reduced the country’s major cities to deserts of rubble. Yet his pictures show scarcely any signs of the downfall of a civilization. Not that the photographer was manipulating the evidence: he simply recorded what he saw.

The photographs portray a country caught between the opposite poles of technological modernism and cultural restoration, between affluence and penury, between German Gemütlichkeit and the constant threat of the Cold War. They show the winners and losers of the “economic miracle,” people from all social classes, at home, at work, in their very limited free time and as consumers. But they also show a country that looks, in retrospect, like a film from the middle of the last century. Of his color photographs, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote, “they are exceptional contemporary documents indicating how swiftly the grayness of everyday life became infused with color again.”

21 Vintage Photos of Frida Kahlo During the Last Years of Her Life in Mexico City

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Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country’s popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. She is known for painting about her experience of chronic pain.

Born to a German father and a mestiza mother, Kahlo spent most of her childhood and adult life at La Casa Azul, her family home in Coyoacán – now publicly accessible as the Frida Kahlo Museum. Although she was disabled by polio as a child, Kahlo had been a promising student headed for medical school until being injured in a bus accident at the age of 18, which caused her lifelong pain and medical problems. During her recovery, she returned to her childhood interest in art with the idea of becoming an artist.

Kahlo’s interests in politics and art led her to join the Mexican Communist Party in 1927, through which she met fellow Mexican artist Diego Rivera. The couple married in 1929 and spent the late 1920s and early 1930s travelling in Mexico and the United States together. During this time, she developed her artistic style, drawing her main inspiration from Mexican folk culture, and painted mostly small self-portraits that mixed elements from pre-Columbian and Catholic beliefs. Her paintings raised the interest of Surrealist artist André Breton, who arranged for Kahlo’s first solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1938; the exhibition was a success and was followed by another in Paris in 1939. While the French exhibition was less successful, the Louvre purchased a painting from Kahlo, The Frame, making her the first Mexican artist to be featured in their collection. Throughout the 1940s, Kahlo participated in exhibitions in Mexico and the United States and worked as an art teacher. She taught at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado (“La Esmeralda”) and was a founding member of the Seminario de Cultura Mexicana. Kahlo’s always-fragile health began to decline in the same decade. She had her first solo exhibition in Mexico in 1953, shortly before her death in 1954 at the age of 47.

Kahlo’s work as an artist remained relatively unknown until the late 1970s, when her work was rediscovered by art historians and political activists. By the early 1990s, not only had she become a recognized figure in art history, but she was also regarded as an icon for Chicanos, the feminism movement, and the LGBTQ+ movement. Kahlo’s work has been celebrated internationally as emblematic of Mexican national and indigenous traditions and by feminists for what is seen as its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form. (Wikipedia)

These powerful photographs, among the last taken before Kahlo’s death, bear poignant witness to Frida’s beauty and talent.

23 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of the Film “2001: A Space Odyssey”

2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, and was inspired by Clarke’s 1951 short story “The Sentinel” and other short stories by Clarke. Clarke also developed a novelisation of the film, which was released after the film’s release, and in part written concurrently with the screenplay. The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester and Douglas Rain, and follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient supercomputer HAL after the discovery of an alien monolith.

The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. Kubrick avoided conventional cinematic and narrative techniques; dialogue is used sparingly, and there are long sequences accompanied only by music. The soundtrack incorporates numerous works of classical music, by composers including Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Aram Khachaturian, and György Ligeti.

The film received diverse critical responses, ranging from those who saw it as darkly apocalyptic to those who saw it as an optimistic reappraisal of the hopes of humanity. Critics noted its exploration of themes such as existentialism, human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning Kubrick the award for his direction of the visual effects. The film is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. In 1991, it was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. (Wikipedia)

**The majority of filming took place at MGM Borehamwood, Elstree and Shepperton Studios in England.**

**Stanley Kubrick was an extremely hands-on director.**

**The film opens with a group of shrieking apes in the ‘Dawn of Man’ sequence.**

**William Sylvester plays Dr. Heywood R Floyd in the second ‘act’ of the film.**

**Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood star in the third ‘act’ as two astronauts on a voyage to Jupiter.**

**Kubrick and Sylvester enjoy a cigarette break.**

**Edwina Carroll, Penny Brahms and Heather Downham as stewardesses onboard the space station.**

**Kubrick asked companies to provide designs for futuristic products to be used in the movie, such as this prototype car.**

**The wooden construction that would form the film’s Moonbus vehicle.**

**NASA engineers were consulted during the design process for the Discovery One spacecraft.**

**Kubrick collaborated with science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke to create the screenplay, based on Clarke’s short story The Sentinel.**

**Science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke on the film set.**

**Kubrick and his team employed numerous photography techniques during filming, including “slit-scan”, which blurs and distorts the image.**

**Despite hundreds of people working behind the scenes, only 27 crew members were credited at the end of the film.**

**Constructing the rotating centrifuge for the Discovery spaceship cost $750,000.**

**Gary Lockwood, a long-time fan of Kubrick’s work, started out his film career as a stuntman.**

**The primary coloured space suits were used onboard the Discovery, along with a fourth green suit.**

**Front projection, where pre-filmed footage is projected onto a reflective surface, was used for a lot of the outer space scenes.**

**An EVA (extra-vehicular activity) pod, carried on board the Discovery One spacecraft.**

**Dr Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) leaves the spacecraft to replace a faulty unit, but is attacked by malfunctioning artificially intelligent computer HAL 9000 and sent hurtling into outer space.**

**Dr Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) has to enter HAL’s logic and memory center to disconnect its higher brain functions.**

**The “star child”: Dullea’s character is transformed into this open-eyed fetus at the end of the film.**

40 Stunning Photos Showing Fashion & Style Trends of the 1940s

As the 1940s went through times of hardship during and after WWII, the solution was significant rationing and fashion items and fabrics were no exception. Fashion became more utilitarian or function and comfortability over style. Besides this rationing, as a tribute, women’s fashion also changed to reflect that and it was seen in the new silhouette that is featured suits. In order to feminize this, certain elements were added such as the straight knee-length skirts and accessories to complete the look. Even with the challenges imposed by shortages in rayon, nylon, wool, leather, rubber, metal (for snaps, buckles, and embellishments), and even the amount of fabric that could be used in any one garment, the fashion industry’s wheels kept chugging slowly along, producing what it could. After the fall of France in 1940, Hollywood drove fashion in the United States almost entirely, with the exception of a few trends coming from war torn London in 1944 and 1945, as America’s own rationing hit full force, and the idea of function seemed to overtake fashion, if only for a few short months until the end of the war. Fabrics shifted dramatically as rationing and wartime shortages controlled import items such as silk and furs. Floral prints seem to dominate the early 1940s, with the mid-to-late 1940s also seeing what is sometimes referred to as “atomic prints” or geometric patterns and shapes. The color of fashion seemed to even go to war, with patriotic nautical themes and dark greens and khakis dominating the color palettes, as trousers and wedges slowly replaced the dresses and more traditional heels due to shortages in stockings and gasoline. The most common characteristics of this fashion were the straight skirt, pleats, front fullness, squared shoulders with v-necks or high necks, slim sleeves and the most favorited necklines were sailor, mandarin and scalloped.

Here, some of the best of the 1940s fashion and style trends highlight in 40 stunning pictures.

67 Interesting Vintage Photographs of a Eric Clapton in the 1960s

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”. He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” in 2009.

After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963, replacing founding guitarist Top Topham. Dissatisfied with the change of the Yardbirds sound from blues rock to a more radio-friendly pop rock sound, Clapton left in 1965 to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. On leaving Mayall in 1966, after one album, he formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and “arty, blues-based psychedelic pop”. After Cream broke up in November 1968, he formed the blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, recording one album and performing on one tour before they broke up. Clapton embarked on a solo career in 1970.

Alongside his solo career, he also performed with Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos, with whom he recorded “Layla”, one of his signature songs. He continued to record a number of successful solo albums and songs over the next several decades, including a 1974 cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” (which helped reggae reach a mass market), the country-infused Slowhand album (1977) and the pop rock of 1986’s August. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton’s grief was expressed in the song “Tears in Heaven”, which appeared on his Unplugged album, and in 1996 he had another top-40 hit with the R&B crossover “Change the World”. In 1998, he released the Grammy award-winning “My Father’s Eyes”. Since 1999, he has recorded a number of traditional blues and blues rock albums and hosted the periodic Crossroads Guitar Festival. His most recent studio album is Happy Xmas (2018).

Clapton has received 18 Grammy Awards as well as the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, he was awarded a CBE for services to music. He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream.

In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 280 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers. (Wikipedia)

48 Vintage Photos of People With Their Classic Cars From the 1900s to the 1910s

**1913 Willys-Knight Overland Model 69**

**Andy F. Scott and the Anderson Special Race Car, Kansas City, Missouri, 1915**

**Family and their Ford model T, circa 1915**

**Gentlemen in an early automobile, circa 1910**

**H. A. Moyer Automobile Company, Syracuse, New York City, 1912**

**John Albrecht and family in a Halladay automobile, August 1910**

**John Renner in Albrecht’s Halladay, August 1910**

**Pullman autos in Washington D.C., 1912**

**R.L. (Lee) Jones and Julia Wilkins Jones in their auto, Poolville, Texas, 1917**

**Rev. H.H. Hartnell, 90 Years old, in his E.M.F. auto with a 1909 Massachusetts license plate in Suncook, New Hampshire, Oct. 18, 1909**

**Sophia and Laura in a Halladay automobile, August 1910**

**Texas family and their 1917-19 Ford Model T**

**Tourists in a Ford Model T at the ‘Devil’s Den’ at Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, ca. early 1910s**

**Wolseley-Siddeley limousine and chauffeur, London, ca. 1906-1907**

22 Gorgeous Photos of Elizabeth Taylor Portraying the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, 1963

Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the 1957 book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role. Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, and Martin Landau are featured in supporting roles. It chronicles the struggles of Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt, to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Walter Wanger had long contemplated producing a biographical film about Cleopatra. In 1958, his production company partnered with Twentieth Century Fox to produce the film. Following an extensive casting search, Elizabeth Taylor signed on to portray the title role for a record-setting salary of $1 million. Rouben Mamoulian was hired as director, and the script underwent numerous revisions from Nigel Balchin, Dale Wasserman, Lawrence Durrell, and Nunnally Johnson. Principal photography began at Pinewood Studios on September 28, 1960, but Taylor’s health problems delayed further filming. Production was suspended in November after it had gone overbudget with only ten minutes of usable footage.

Mamoulian resigned as director, and was subsequently replaced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who had previously directed Taylor in Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). Production was re-located to Cinecittà, where filming resumed on September 25, 1961, without a finished shooting script. During filming, a personal scandal made worldwide headlines when it was reported that co-stars Taylor and Richard Burton had an adulterous affair. Filming wrapped on July 28, 1962, and further reshoots were made from February to March 1963. With the estimated production costs totaling $31 million, the film became the most expensive film ever made up to that point and nearly bankrupted the studio.

Cleopatra premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City on June 12, 1963. It received a generally favorable response from film critics,[4] and became the highest-grossing film of 1963, earning box-office receipts of $57.7 million in the United States and Canada, and one of the highest-grossing films of the decade at a worldwide level. However, the film initially lost money because of its production and marketing costs of $44 million. It received nine nominations at the 36th Academy Awards, including for Best Picture, and won four: Best Art Direction (Color), Best Cinematography (Color), Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design (Color). (Wikipedia)

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