Background
Gant Gaither was born on August 1, 1917, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of a surgeon. He had a sister, Jane.
430 Koffman Dr, Hopkinsville, KY 42240, United States
Gant Gaither attended Hopkinsville High School.
735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383, United States
Gant Gaither graduated from the University of the South (now Sewanee: The University of the South) in 1938.
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Gant Gaither studied at the Yale University School of Fine Arts.
735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383, United States
Gant Gaither graduated from the University of the South (now Sewanee: The University of the South) in 1938.
New Haven, CT 06520, United States
Gant Gaither studied at the Yale University School of Fine Arts.
430 Koffman Dr, Hopkinsville, KY 42240, United States
Gant Gaither attended Hopkinsville High School.
Gant Gaither with Grace Kelly
(Like many little girls who play Let's Pretend, Grace Kell...)
Like many little girls who play Let's Pretend, Grace Kelly, of Germantown, Pennsylvania, used to say, "Let me be the Princess." Unlike most little girls, however, Grace grew up to become a Princess. How did it happen? How does a storybook dream become a reality? Princess of Monaco tells the unusual story of that shy, imaginative child who blossomed into a beautiful and successful actress – and left behind her the glittering lights of Hollywood fame to marry a Prince and become a wife and mother devoted to her home and family. Secure in the love of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly exchanged stardom and popularity for serenity and the affection of the people of Monaco. Everyone who has watched the slender, graceful figure of Grace Kelly move across the screen, or seen the lovely features of her face photographed in magazines and newspapers, will want to read this warm, appealing book. Through the author's skillful handling of his subject and his own personal friendship with Princess Grace, she emerges from these pages not merely as a vision of aloof beauty but as a delightful and very real person.
https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Monaco-Story-Grace-Kelly/dp/B0007DSZFC
1957
https://www.amazon.com/Sally-Seal-unexpurgated-Imperial-Cod-Sardinska/dp/B0007EKD7E
1964
(Comic story of a Broadway musical star who arrives at her...)
Comic story of a Broadway musical star who arrives at her country home and finds six abandoned children living on her property. When she gains custody of the kids, her life changes rapidly.
https://www.amazon.com/MY-SIX-LOVES-Debbie-Reynolds/dp/B00AB9X49O/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Gant+Gaither&qid=1612955373&sr=8-6
1963
Gant Gaither was born on August 1, 1917, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of a surgeon. He had a sister, Jane.
Gant Gaither attended Hopkinsville High School. He graduated from the University of the South (now Sewanee: The University of the South) in 1938. He then studied at the Yale University School of Fine Arts.
Enamored of theater life, Gant Gaither started his career as a set designer and worked as a publicist for a stock company in New Hampshire. His father, a surgeon, then had the Miami Beach theater built for his son, who worked as its manager from 1940 to 1943. During World War II, Gaither had an acting role and was assistant stage manager for the musical Winged Victory, and when the play was turned into a 1944 movie, he assisted with its production as well. After the war, Gaither moved to Broadway, where he produced a number of plays, all of which had only limited success.
While producing his first play, Craig's Wife, however, he met Grace Kelly, who was then just beginning her acting career. They became great friends, and he attended her wedding to the Prince of Monaco. Later, in 1957, he co-wrote her biography, Princess of Monaco: The Story of Grace Kelly. With his theater career going nowhere fast, Gaither next tried Hollywood, producing the 1963 film My Six Loves while working as an executive producer for Paramount Pictures from 1960 to 1964.
Gaither finally decided it was time for a career change, and he turned his interest in art into a vocation that was much more successful than his work as a producer. With his gentle sense of humor and love of animals, he created what he called the "Zoophisticates," paintings that depict animals in ways that spoof human behavior. He found great success with this approach, which led to jobs as an artist and designer for a number of companies during the 1970s and 1980s, including Sheridan Umbrella Co., Lilli Ann Corp., Ladieswear, Bergquist Imports, Artex-Green Corp., Schreter Men's Neckwear, and Art Guild Greeting Cards.
Gaither's paintings were displayed in international exhibits, and his illustrations appeared on merchandise such as designer scarves. In addition to his biography of Kelly, he was also the author of Sally Seal: The Unexpurgated Love Life of Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess of Cod-Sardinska (1964) and The Sleep-Ins and Outs (1964).
Gant Gaither is best remembered for his production of Broadway plays and as a visual artist, who produced a line of whimsical animal paintings and sculptures called the Zoophisticates Collection. As an author, his best-known book is Princess of Monaco: The Story of Grace Kelly. This book received high praise from critics.
(Like many little girls who play Let's Pretend, Grace Kell...)
1957(Comic story of a Broadway musical star who arrives at her...)
1963Gant Gaither was a member of Grace Episcopal Church.
Gant Gaither was a co-founder of the Grace Kelly Foundation, which awarded grants to young performers.
Gant Gaither’s friendship with Grace Kelly began in 1951 when he cast her in a play at the Albany (New York) Playhouse. When she died in 1982, Prince Rainier III of Monaco asked Gaither to lead efforts to establish the Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
