Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Birthday
    8/23/1912
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
8.2
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
7.7
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
7
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
6.4
On the Town
On the Town
7
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
7
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
6.4
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
6.4
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
6.2
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
6.8
The Pirate
The Pirate
6.4
Black Hand
Black Hand
6.2
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
6.8
40 Carats
40 Carats
6
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
7
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
0
Summer Stock
Summer Stock
6.7
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
6.1
Les Girls
Les Girls
6.4
Du Barry was a Lady
Du Barry was a Lady
6.1
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer
6.4
Xanadu
Xanadu
5.7
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
0
Invitation to the Dance
Invitation to the Dance
6.1
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
6.8
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
7.1
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
6.5
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
0
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
10
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
7.2
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country
5.3
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8
Viva Knievel!
Viva Knievel!
3.6
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
6.2
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
0
Pilot #5
Pilot #5
5.8
The Devil Makes Three
The Devil Makes Three
6.1
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6
Living in a Big Way
Living in a Big Way
5
The Happy Road
The Happy Road
5.6
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Seagulls Over Sorrento
5.3
The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25
7.1
Ersatz
Ersatz
0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.5
Words and Music
Words and Music
5.8
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
0
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
0
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
5
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
0
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
6.8
Hollywood: The Golden Years
0
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
7.2
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
0
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
0
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
6.8
Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas
0
A Bing Crosby Christmas
A Bing Crosby Christmas
0
Reporters
Reporters
6.9
An Evening with Gene Kelly
0
Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
0
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
6.9
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
7.5
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
0
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
6.3
The Movie Palaces
The Movie Palaces
0
Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love
6.4
Combat Fatigue Irritability
Combat Fatigue Irritability
0
Lucy Moves to NBC
Lucy Moves to NBC
1
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years
5
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
6.6
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
6
The Sandy Duncan Special
The Sandy Duncan Special
0
The Julie Andrews Show
The Julie Andrews Show
8.5
Happy Again
Happy Again
8
The Costume Designer
The Costume Designer
0
Love Is Better Than Ever
Love Is Better Than Ever
6.1
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
6.2
La La La
La La La
7
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
7
Mickey's 50
0
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
0
Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy
7.6
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
8
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
7.7
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
0
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
0
The Lion Roars Again
0
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
6.5
True Blue
True Blue
0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
6
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
0
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
6.9
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