Hitch had a well-known infatuation with statuesque blondes, and while such actresses as Madeline Carroll and Eva Marie Saint played the icy bombshell in Hitch-flicks over the years, Grace Kelly was Hitch's platinum princess, appearing in three back-to-back films (Dial 'M' For Murder, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief) before marrying Prince Ranier of Monaco and retiring from the film industry.