Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, and choreographer.
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| Born | Eugene Curran Kelly August 23, 1912 |
| Died | February 2, 1996 (aged 83) |
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| Years active | 1931–1994 |
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| Spouse(s) | Betsy Blair (1941-1957) Jeanne Coyne (1960-1973) Patricia Ward (1990-1996) |
He was a great example of 20th century filmed dance, famous for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the like able characters that he played on screen. Although he is probably most famous today for his act in Singin' in the Rain, he was the most popular actor in the Hollywood musical movie industry from the mid 1940s to the early 1980s. Kelly died of a stroke on February 2, 1996.
Gene Kelly Media
Kelly's senior picture from the 1933 yearbook of the University of Pittsburgh
Leslie Caron and Kelly in the trailer for An American in Paris (1951)
Singin' in the Rain trailer: Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Kelly (1952)
Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, and Gene Kelly from a lobby card for Singin' in the Rain
Michael Kidd, Kelly, and Dan Dailey in It's Always Fair Weather (1955), directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, their last collaboration
Kelly as Hornbeck in Inherit the Wind (1960)
Walter Matthau with Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Kelly, photographed by Allan Warren, in 1986
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Other websites
- Gene Kelly on IMDb
- Gene Kelly at the TCM Movie Database
- Gene Kelly at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Gene Kelly Awards - University of Pittsburgh Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Obituary, NY Times, February 3, 1996
- Naval Intelligence File on Gene Kelly Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Gene Kelly - An American Life - PBS Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Gene Kelly at TV.com