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Gene Kelly
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Gene Kelly
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-08-23,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Singin' in the Rain

8.13

Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-10

Inherit the Wind

7.7

Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07

An American in Paris

7.019

An American in Paris
1951-09-26

6.4

Cover Girl
1944-03-22

6.981

On the Town
1949-12-08

What a Way to Go!

7.125

What a Way to Go!
1964-07-02

For Me and My Gal

6.491

For Me and My Gal
1942-10-21

Christmas Holiday

6.514

Christmas Holiday
1944-06-17

Marjorie Morningstar

6.286

Marjorie Morningstar
1958-04-24

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

6.696

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949-03-09

6.467

The Pirate
1948-06-11

6.2

Black Hand
1950-03-12

The Three Musketeers

6.77

The Three Musketeers
1948-10-20

5.711

40 Carats
1973-06-28

That's Dancing!

7.075

That's Dancing!
1985-01-18

The Life You Save May Be Your Own

0

The Life You Save May Be Your Own
1957-03-01

6.681

Summer Stock
1950-08-31

Ziegfeld Follies

6.017

Ziegfeld Follies
1945-08-26

6.433

Les Girls
1957-10-03

Du Barry Was a Lady

6.5

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943-08-13

Thousands Cheer

6.4

Thousands Cheer
1943-09-13

5.721

Xanadu
1980-08-08

The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait

8

The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
1978-12-19

Invitation to the Dance

6

Invitation to the Dance
1956-05-22

6.8

Anchors Aweigh
1945-08-13

It's Always Fair Weather

6.987

It's Always Fair Weather
1955-08-30

6.53

Brigadoon
1954-09-08

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

0

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
1977-11-24

Showbiz Goes to War

10

Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31

Jack and the Beanstalk

7.095

Jack and the Beanstalk
1967-02-26

It's a Big Country

5.875

It's a Big Country
1951-11-20

That's Entertainment, Part II

7

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

4.063

Viva Knievel!
1977-06-10

The Cross of Lorraine

6.4

The Cross of Lorraine
1943-11-12

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

9

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982-01-02

6

Pilot #5
1943-06-24

The Devil Makes Three

6.182

The Devil Makes Three
1952-09-19

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.333

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

Living in a Big Way

6

Living in a Big Way
1947-06-10

6.125

The Happy Road
1957-06-20

Seagulls Over Sorrento

6.05

Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954-07-13

The Young Girls Turn 25

7.16

The Young Girls Turn 25
1993-05-19

0

Ersatz
1978-01-01

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

8

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05

Words and Music

5.786

Words and Music
1948-12-31

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

0

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990-07-23

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

7

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973-01-01

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

7

Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005-03-15

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

0

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005-03-15

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

6.4

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986-01-21

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

9

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
2003-04-22

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

7.6

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988-01-02

Hollywood: The Golden Years

7

Hollywood: The Golden Years
1961-01-01

That's Entertainment!

7.4

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back

0

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
1973-11-13

Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered

0

Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
2013-01-01

Deep in My Heart

6.737

Deep in My Heart
1954-12-09

Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas

0

Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas
1982-12-11

A Bing Crosby Christmas

10

A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998-01-01

7.05

Reporters
1981-06-10

An Evening with Gene Kelly

0

An Evening with Gene Kelly
1977-01-01

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly

0

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
1958-12-21

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

7.75

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002-09-24

That's Entertainment! III

7

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Judy Garland: By Myself

8.333

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004-02-25

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

0

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000-09-01

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

7.6

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
1980-04-13

The Movie Palaces

0

The Movie Palaces
1987-06-25

Let's Make Love

6.4

Let's Make Love
1960-09-08

Combat Fatigue Irritability

0

Combat Fatigue Irritability
1945-01-01

Lucy Moves to NBC

3.333

Lucy Moves to NBC
1980-02-08

James Bond: The First 21 Years

6.667

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983-05-27

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

6.6

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
1990-11-30

Twenty Years After

8

Twenty Years After
1944-01-01

The Sandy Duncan Special

8

The Sandy Duncan Special
1974-11-13

The Julie Andrews Show

8.5

The Julie Andrews Show
1965-12-24

8

Happy Again
2006-01-01

The Costume Designer

10

The Costume Designer
1950-07-13

Love Is Better Than Ever

6.6

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952-02-23

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

5.9

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988-07-14

7.2

La La La
2018-11-25

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13

7.5

It's Showtime
1976-03-31

9

Mickey's 50
1978-11-19

The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific

0

The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
1945-12-28

7.4

Sid & Judy
2019-06-26

Frank Sinatra: Around the World

8

Frank Sinatra: Around the World
2011-10-13

The Young Girls of Rochefort

7.7

The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967-03-08

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

0

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979-12-13

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

10

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005-08-16

The Lion Roars Again

8

The Lion Roars Again
1975-01-01

Night of 100 Stars

6.75

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

0

True Blue
2025-05-23

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

6

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009-12-31

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009-03-10

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

8.333

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004-06-22

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

6.5

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025-01-02

Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort

0

Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1966-01-01

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

0

Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006-04-25

Cinderella at the Palace

8

Cinderella at the Palace
1978-11-02

NBC: The First Fifty Years

0

NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976-11-21

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

0

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017-05-23

6.333

Omnibus
1952-11-09

Musikalische Unterhaltung

0

Musikalische Unterhaltung
1961-10-27

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

The Muppet Show

8

The Muppet Show
1976-09-05

6.5

Going My Way
1962-10-03

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

Doug Henning's World of Magic

7.5

Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975-12-26

North and South

7.466

North and South
1985-11-03

Talking Pictures

6.2

Talking Pictures
2013-01-05

7.4

Sins
1986-02-02

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

9

The Funny Side
1971-09-12

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

7.5

Numéro un
1975-04-05

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21

Hollywood and the Stars

7.5

Hollywood and the Stars
1963-09-30

6.75

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

The Danny Kaye Show

7

The Danny Kaye Show
1963-09-25

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

Reflets de Cannes

5

Reflets de Cannes
1954-03-25

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

Cérémonie des César

4.6

Cérémonie des César
1976-04-03

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

4.667

Film '72
1971-11-16