'Psycho' actress Vera Miles put family before fame, stepped away from stardom on her terms: author

Vera Miles was poised to be the next Grace Kelly – the glamorous Hitchcock blonde who went on to marry a prince. It never happened, and she preferred it that way.

The "Psycho" actress, now 95 and retired in California, is the subject of a new book by Christopher McKittrick, "Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away." The book is the first full-length biography of the star’s life and career.

McKittrick attempted to reach out to Miles, who hadn’t given interviews since the 1990s.