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Image:Gene-kelly.jpg|thumb|Gene Kelly (1912-1996)
Eugene Curran Kelly Born in Pittsburgh on August
23, 1912, died February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills,
California) was an Ireland|Irish-United
States|American dancer, actor, singer, film
director|director, and choreographer. Kelly was
known for his energetic and athletic dancing style
as well as his manly good looks and the likeable
characters that he played on screen.

Kelly was born and grew up in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. In 1940 he was given the leading
role in Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, which brought
him to national attention. During this period he
also choreographed several hit plays, including
the 1941 production of Best Foot Forward.

Kelly's first motion picture was For Me and My Gal
(1942) with Judy Garland. He went on to make a
number of classic musicals, including An American
in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain
(movie)|Singin' in the Rain (1952).

His most notable moments on film include:
*Singing and dancing in the rain in a
much-parodied scene from the film Singin' in the
Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain.
*Dancing with a squeaky floorboard and a newspaper
in Summer Stock.
*Dancing on roller skates in It's Always Fair
Weather.
*Dancing with Jerry Mouse in Anchors Aweigh.

He was the first American to choreograph and stage
a ballet in the Paris Opera.

Kelly was awarded a special Academy Award
“in appreciation of his versatility as an
actor, singer, director and dancer, and
specifically for his brilliant achievements in the
art of choreography on film” in 1951 and
reawarded in 1984's Academy Awards due to a fire
which burned down his home in the previous year. 

Kelly was awarded the Legion of Honor by the
France|French government in 1960.
He also received the Life Achievement Award from
American Film Institute in 1985.

Kelly died after suffering two Stroke|strokes at
the age of 83.

Kelly married three times:
* Betsy Blair  (1940–1957) (one child,
Kerry)
* Jeanne Coyne  (1960–1973) (two children,
Bridget and Tim)
* Patricia Ward  (1990–1996)

The Gene Kelly Awards, given annually to high
school musicals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
are named in his honor.

In 2005, Volkswagen used Gene Kelly's as part of
their Golf GTi promotion. The television clip
featured a partly CGI version of Kelly
breakdancing to a new version of "Singin' in the
Rain", remixed by Mint Royale. The tag line was,
"The original, updated."

== Quotation ==
* "If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm
the Marlon Brando." -- Gene Kelly

==Broadway==
*Coquelico  (Producer), Feb 22, 1979 - Apr 1, 1979
*Flower Drum Song  (Director), Dec 1, 1958 - May
7, 1960
*Best Foot Forward  (Choreographer), Oct 1, 1941 -
Jul 4, 1942
*Pal Joey  (Performer), Dec 25, 1940 - Nov 29,
1941
*The Time of Your Life  (Choreographer,
Performer), Sep 23, 1940 - Oct 19, 1940
*The Time of Your Life  (Performer), Oct 25, 1939
- Apr 6, 1940
*One For the Money  (Performer), Feb 4, 1939 - May
27, 1939
*Leave It to Me!  (Performer), Nov 9, 1938 - Jul
15, 1939

==Filmography==
*For Me and My Gal MGM, 1942
*Pilot #5 MGM, 1943
*Du Barry Was a Lady MGM, 1943
*Thousands Cheer MGM, 1943
*The Cross of Lorraine MGM, 1943
*Cover Girl Columbia, 1944
*Christmas Holiday Universal, 1944
*Anchors Aweigh (film)|Anchors Aweigh MGM, 1945
*Ziegfeld Follies MGM, 1946
*Living in a Big Way MGM, 1947
*The Pirate MGM, 1948
*The Three Musketeers MGM, 1948
*Words and Music MGM, 1948
*Take Me Out to the Ball Game (film)|Take Me Out
to the Ball Game MGM, 1949
*On the Town MGM, 1949 (also director)
*Black Hand MGM, 1950
*Summer Stock MGM, 1950
*An American in Paris (Movie)|An American in Paris
MGM, 1951
*It's a Big Country MGM, 1951
*Council of Europe MSA short subject, 1952
*Love is Better Than Ever MGM, 1952
*Singin' in the Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain
MGM, 1952 (also director)
*The Devil Makes Three MGM, 1952
*Brigadoon MGM, 1954
*Crest of the Wave MGM, 1954
*1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration MGM short
subject, 1955
*It's Always Fair Weather MGM, 1955 (also
director)
*The Magic Lamp MGM short subject, 1956
*Invitation to the Dance MGM, 1956 (also director
and writer)
*The Happy Road MGM, 1957 (also director and
producer)
*Les Girls MGM, 1957
*Marjorie Morningstar Warner Bros., 1958
*The Tunnel of Love MGM, 1958 (director)
*Inherit the Wind United Artists, 1960
*Let's Make Love 20th Century-Fox, 1960
*Gigot 20th Century-Fox, 1962 (director)
*What a Way to Go! 20th Century-Fox, 1964
*The Young Girls of Rochefort Warner Bros., 1967
*A Guide for the Married Man 20th Century-Fox,
1967 (director)
*Hello, Dolly! (play/movie)|Hello, Dolly! 20th
Century-Fox, 1969 (director)
*The Cheyenne Social Club National General, 1970
(director and producer)
*40 Carats Columbia, 1973
*Just One More Time MGM short subject, 1974
*That's Entertainment! MGM, 1974
*The Lion Roars Again MGM short subject, 1975
*That's Entertainment, Part II MGM, 1976 (also
director)
*Viva Knievel! Warner Bros., 1977
*Xanadu (film)|Xanadu Universal, 1980
*Reporters Pari Films documentary, 1981
*That's Dancing! MGM, 1985
*The Young Girls Turn 25 Cine Tamaris documentary,
1993
*That's Entertainment! III MGM, 1994

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0000037|name=Gene Kelly

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Eugene Curran Kelly Born in Pittsburgh on August
23, 1912, died February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills,
California) was an Ireland|Irish-United
States|American dancer, actor, singer, film
director|director, and choreographer. Kelly was
known for his energetic and athletic dancing style
as well as his manly good looks and the likeable
characters that he played on screen.

Kelly was born and grew up in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. In 1940 he was given the leading
role in Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, which brought
him to national attention. During this period he
also choreographed several hit plays, including
the 1941 production of Best Foot Forward.

Kelly's first motion picture was For Me and My Gal
(1942) with Judy Garland. He went on to make a
number of classic musicals, including An American
in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain
(movie)|Singin' in the Rain (1952).

His most notable moments on film include:
*Singing and dancing in the rain in a
much-parodied scene from the film Singin' in the
Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain.
*Dancing with a squeaky floorboard and a newspaper
in Summer Stock.
*Dancing on roller skates in It's Always Fair
Weather.
*Dancing with Jerry Mouse in Anchors Aweigh.

He was the first American to choreograph and stage
a ballet in the Paris Opera.

Kelly was awarded a special Academy Award
“in appreciation of his versatility as an
actor, singer, director and dancer, and
specifically for his brilliant achievements in the
art of choreography on film” in 1951 and
reawarded in 1984's Academy Awards due to a fire
which burned down his home in the previous year. 

Kelly was awarded the Legion of Honor by the
France|French government in 1960.
He also received the Life Achievement Award from
American Film Institute in 1985.

Kelly died after suffering two Stroke|strokes at
the age of 83.

Kelly married three times:
* Betsy Blair  (1940–1957) (one child,
Kerry)
* Jeanne Coyne  (1960–1973) (two children,
Bridget and Tim)
* Patricia Ward  (1990–1996)

The Gene Kelly Awards, given annually to high
school musicals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
are named in his honor.

In 2005, Volkswagen used Gene Kelly's as part of
their Golf GTi promotion. The television clip
featured a partly CGI version of Kelly
breakdancing to a new version of "Singin' in the
Rain", remixed by Mint Royale. The tagline was,
"The original, updated."

==Quotation==
* "If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm
the Marlon Brando." — Gene Kelly

==Broadway==
*Coquelico  (Producer), Feb 22, 1979 - Apr 1, 1979
*Flower Drum Song  (Director), Dec 1, 1958 - May
7, 1960
*Best Foot Forward  (Choreographer), Oct 1, 1941 -
Jul 4, 1942
*Pal Joey  (Performer), Dec 25, 1940 - Nov 29,
1941
*The Time of Your Life  (Choreographer,
Performer), Sep 23, 1940 - Oct 19, 1940
*The Time of Your Life  (Performer), Oct 25, 1939
- Apr 6, 1940
*One For the Money  (Performer), Feb 4, 1939 - May
27, 1939
*Leave It to Me!  (Performer), Nov 9, 1938 - Jul
15, 1939

==Filmography==
*For Me and My Gal MGM, 1942
*Pilot #5 MGM, 1943
*Du Barry Was a Lady MGM, 1943
*Thousands Cheer MGM, 1943
*The Cross of Lorraine MGM, 1943
*Cover Girl Columbia, 1944
*Christmas Holiday Universal, 1944
*Anchors Aweigh (film)|Anchors Aweigh MGM, 1945
*Ziegfeld Follies (MGM)|Ziegfeld Follies MGM, 1946
*Living in a Big Way MGM, 1947
*The Pirate MGM, 1948
*The Three Musketeers MGM, 1948
*Words and Music MGM, 1948
*Take Me Out to the Ball Game (film)|Take Me Out
to the Ball Game MGM, 1949
*On the Town MGM, 1949 (also director)
*Black Hand MGM, 1950
*Summer Stock MGM, 1950
*An American in Paris (Movie)|An American in Paris
MGM, 1951
*It's a Big Country MGM, 1951
*Council of Europe MSA short subject, 1952
*Love is Better Than Ever MGM, 1952
*Singin' in the Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain
MGM, 1952 (also director)
*The Devil Makes Three MGM, 1952
*Brigadoon MGM, 1954
*Crest of the Wave MGM, 1954
*1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration MGM short
subject, 1955
*It's Always Fair Weather MGM, 1955 (also
director)
*The Magic Lamp MGM short subject, 1956
*Invitation to the Dance MGM, 1956 (also director
and writer)
*The Happy Road MGM, 1957 (also director and
producer)
*Les Girls MGM, 1957
*Marjorie Morningstar Warner Bros., 1958
*The Tunnel of Love MGM, 1958 (director)
*Inherit the Wind United Artists, 1960
*Let's Make Love 20th Century-Fox, 1960
*Gigot 20th Century-Fox, 1962 (director)
*What a Way to Go! 20th Century-Fox, 1964
*The Young Girls of Rochefort Warner Bros., 1967
*A Guide for the Married Man 20th Century-Fox,
1967 (director)
*Hello, Dolly! (play/movie)|Hello, Dolly! 20th
Century-Fox, 1969 (director)
*The Cheyenne Social Club National General, 1970
(director and producer)
*40 Carats Columbia, 1973
*Just One More Time MGM short subject, 1974
*That's Entertainment! MGM, 1974
*The Lion Roars Again MGM short subject, 1975
*That's Entertainment, Part II MGM, 1976 (also
director)
*Viva Knievel! Warner Bros., 1977
*Xanadu (film)|Xanadu Universal, 1980
*Reporters Pari Films documentary, 1981
*That's Dancing! MGM, 1985
*The Young Girls Turn 25 Cine Tamaris documentary,
1993
*That's Entertainment! III MGM, 1994

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0000037|name=Gene Kelly