Home | American_actors | Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
from Take Me Out to the Ball Game trailer
NameGene Kelly
Birth nameEugene Curran Kelly
Personal information
Date of birthAugust 23, 1912
Birth placePittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
United States
Date of deathFebruary 2, 1996(age 83)
Death placeBeverly Hills, California,
United States
OccupationActor, dancer, singer, director, producer, choreographer
Years active1938-1994
SpouseBetsy Blair (1941-1957)&
Jeanne Coyne (1960-1973)&
Patricia Ward (1990-1996)

Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 - February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer. A major exponent of 20th century filmed dance, Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen.
Although he is known today for his performance in Singin' in the Rain, he was a dominant force in Hollywood musical films from the mid 1940s until the demise of this form in the late 1950s. His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical film, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences.
Kelly was the recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors, and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute; in 1999, the American Film Institute also numbered him 15th in their Greatest Male Stars of All Time list.
Tweet this RSS news
Ziegfeld Follies Star Travis Dies - Contactmusic.com Tweet this news
Contactmusic.com--The song later became well known as the title track for -Gene Kelly's- 1952 musical of the same name. She made her last public performance in 1997 at the age ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 15:13:15 GMT+00:00
Dancing for clean water - Gary Post Tribune Tweet this news
Gary Post Tribune--The movie "Singin' in the Rain" is best known for the scene of -Gene Kelly- splashing rainwater as he dances down ... - Date : Sat, 15 May 2010 09:06:15 GMT+00:00
TV: Here's hoping 'Glee' doesn't sing off-key - Salt Lake Tribune Tweet this news
Salt Lake Tribune--The new Fox sensation known as "Glee" has, like a -Gene Kelly- classic, has swept me off my feet with its spirited music and outrageous ... - Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:56:15 GMT+00:00
Two suspected of ID theft - Amarillo.com Tweet this news
Amarillo.com---...- a 35-year-old woman, and -Kelly Gene- Martin, a 31-year-old man, at 2:40 am Monday on a traffic violation in the 6800 block of West Interstate 40. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:06:24 GMT+00:00
Celebrity watch: Stephen Baldwin's cash crisis - Times Online Tweet this news
Times Online---...- the Land of Tiny Cartoon Nortons and that he and the Doctor were about to do a dance routine � a bit like -Gene Kelly- and Jerry Mouse in Anchors Aweigh. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:35:17 GMT+00:00
Bellflower girl succumbs to rare genetic disease - Contra Costa Times Tweet this news
Contra Costa Times--Niemann-Pick is autosomal recessive, meaning that children with the disease have two copies of the abnormal -gene-. Each parent carries one copy of the -gene- ... - Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:00:09 GMT+00:00
Ocala Occupational Licenses, March 29 through April 26, 2010, reports - Ocala Tweet this news
Ocala---Gene's- Thrift Store (A39746) -Gene- Figary, secondhand dealers, 2409 NE Eighth Road, 812-2777. Tri State Distributors (A39864) Steve Williams (president), ... - Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:56:30 GMT+00:00
Vincente Minnelli and Gene Kelly Had an Affair? - Village Voice (blog) Tweet this news
Village Voice (blog)--Minnelli felt Judy was being "paranoid" when she went into jealous rages about his bond with -Gene Kelly-, which was strictly professional, of course. ... - Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:42:26 GMT+00:00
You'll have a bon soir indeed at gala for Cliburn Foundation - Fort Worth Star Telegram Tweet this news
Fort Worth Star Telegram--Picture yourself as -Gene Kelly- and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris performing an apache dance at a street cafe. Or if you have two Left Bank feet, ... - Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:34:47 GMT+00:00
2010 Oscars: The Ten Biggest Snubs - PopSugar Australia Tweet this news
PopSugar Australia--Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic), Barbara Streisand (Yentl), -Gene Kelly- (Singing in the Rain) have all infamously missed out on acting or directing nods, ... - Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:21:17 GMT+00:00

Year Film Role Notes
1942 For Me and My Gal Harry Palmer
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady Alec Howe/Black Arrow
Thousands Cheer Private Eddie Marsh
1944 Cover Girl Danny McGuire
1945 Anchors Aweigh Joseph Brady Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Ziegfeld Follies Gentleman in 'The Babbit and the Bromide'
1947 Living in a Big Way Leo Gogarty
1948 The Pirate Serafin
Words and Music Himself
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game Eddie O'Brien
On the Town Gabey
1950 Summer Stock Joe D. Ross
1951 An American in Paris Jerry Mulligan Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1952 Singin' in the Rain Don Lockwood
1954 Brigadoon Tommy Albright
Deep in My Heart Specialty in 'Dancing Around'
1955 It's Always Fair Weather Ted Riley
1956 Invitation to the Dance Host/Pierrot/The Marine/Sinbad
1957 Les Girls Barry Nichols
1960 Let's Make Love Himself
1964 What a Way to Go Pinky Benson
1966 Les Demoiselles de Rochefort Andy Miller
1974 That's Entertainment Himself (also archive footage)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II Himself (also archive footage)
1980 Xanadu Danny McGuire

Dates Title Role Notes
November 9, 1938 - July 15, 1939 Leave It to Me Secretary to Mr. Goodhue
February 4, 1939 - May 27, 1939 One for the Money various roles
October 25, 1939 - April 6, 1940 The Time of Your Life Harry
September 23, 1940 - October 19, 1940 The Time of Your Life Harry
December 25, 1940 - November 29, 1941 Pal Joey Joey Evans
October 1, 1941 - July 4, 1942 Best Foot Forward Choreography
December 1, 1958 - May 7, 1960 Flower Drum Song Director
February 22, 1979 - April 1, 1979 Coquelico Producer
July 2, 1985 - May 18, 1986 Singin' in the Rain Original film choreography&
Nominated - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Year Title Role Notes
1958 Dancing: A Man's Game Himself Omnibus
1962-1963 Going My Way Father Chuck O'Malley (30 episodes)
1965 Gene Kelly: New York, New York Himself
The Julie Andrews Show Himself
1967 Jack and the Beanstalk Jeremy Keen, Proprietor (Peddler) Emmy Award for Best Children's Program
1971 The Funny Side Himself Series host
1973 Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back Himself
1978 Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena Himself
1980 Muppet Show Himself
1985 North and South Senator Charles Edwards
1986 Sins Eric Hovland



Privacy | Sitemap