This is the March 2, 1956 issue of Collier’s. It features a photo of actress Grace Kelly and her fiancée, Prince Rainier of Monaco. They were married in April 1956 and Kelly assumed the title of Princess Grace. There are a number of articles and features, the novella “A Family Party” by best-selling author John O’Hara, color photos and illustrations and vintage advertisements. Articles/features include topics such as a new map of the United States, Japan, the Pittsburgh Pirates, etc. Among the many ads are some great car advertisements.

The magazine contains 84 pages and measures approximately 10.5 x 13.5 inches.

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death. Prior to her marriage, she starred in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s. She received an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and was ranked 13th on the American Film Institute's 25 Greatest Female Stars list.

Kelly was born into a prominent Catholic family in Philadelphia. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949, Kelly began appearing in New York City theatrical productions and television broadcasts. She made her film debut in Fourteen Hours (1951) and gained stardom from her roles in High Noon (1952), and John Ford's adventure-romance Mogambo (1953), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama The Country Girl (1954). Other notable works include the war film The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), the romantic comedy High Society (1956), and three Alfred Hitchcock suspense thrillers: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955).

Kelly retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier and began her duties as Princess of Monaco. Grace and Rainier had three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stéphanie. Princess Grace's charity work focused on young children and the arts. In 1964, she established the Princess Grace Foundation to support local artisans. Her organization for children's rights, AMADE Mondiale, gained consultive status within UNICEF and UNESCO. Her final film role was narrating The Children of Theatre Street (1977), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Kelly died at the age of 52 at Monaco Hospital, from injuries sustained in a car crash. Her son helped establish the Princess Grace Awards in 1984 to recognize emerging performers in film, theatre, and dance.

Collier's was founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier. It was initially launched as Collier's Once a Week, then changed in 1895 to Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal and finally shortened in 1905 to simply Collier's. The magazine ceased publication with the issue dated for the week ending January 4, 1957.

As a result of Peter Collier's pioneering investigative journalism, Collier's established a reputation as a proponent of social reform. When attempts by various companies to sue Collier ended in failure, other magazines became involved in what Theodore Roosevelt described as "muckraking journalism."

The magazine was sold in 1919 to the Crowell Publishing Company, which in 1939 was renamed as Crowell-Collier Publishing Company.

Collier's popularized the short-short story which was often planned to fit on a single page. Serializing novels during the late 1920s, Collier's sometimes simultaneously ran two 10-part novels, and non-fiction was also serialized.

Collier's had a circulation of 2.8 million in 1946, but the magazine began to lose readers during the post-World War II years.

Collier's changed from a weekly to a biweekly in August 1953. The magazine ceased publication with the issue for the week ending January 4, 1957. Princess Grace of Monaco was featured on the cover, pregnant with her first child Caroline.