The marvelous dancing legend
GENE KELLY
Real Name: EUGENE CURRAN KELLY
Date of Birth: AUGUST 23, 1912
Claim(s) to Fame:
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First to appear with an animated
character. You can see Gene with the one and only Jerry the Mouse in the
adorable movie "Anchors Aweigh" (1945), also starring Frank Sinatra and
Kathryn Grayson.
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Was the co-director, co-coreographer,
and star of the famous movie musical "Singin' in the Rain". In fact, the
image of Gene hanging from a lamp post is the second most recognizable
image in film history (the most famous is Vivien Leigh as Scarlett
O'Hara).
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Won an honorary Academy Award®
in 1951 "in appreciation for his versatality as an actor, singer, director,
and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art
of choreography on film".
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With out a doubt the handsomest dancer
of his time.
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Often compared to the great Fred
Astaire.
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Inspiration for David Schwimmer's
(of "Freinds") wardrobe.
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Listed by the American Film Institute
as a screen legend.
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Nominated for an Academy Award®
for his performance in "Anchors Aweigh".
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M*G*M was so attached to him that
they refused to lend him out after the blockbuster he made for Columbia,
"Cover Girl" (1944).
LINKS
The Gene Scene
Intro
to Gene World
Clasic
Movies
Gene at the IMDb
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