First Name
Gene
Last Name
Kelly
Date of Birth
23 August 1912
Height
67
Build
Athletic
Eye Color
Brown - Light
Hair Color
Brown - Dark
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Star Sign
Leo
Date of Death
02 February 1996
Place of Death
Beverly Hills, California
Cause of Death
stroke
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Roman Catholic
Claim to Fame
For Me and My Gal
Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Has Detailed Data (New)
1
Couple Profile
M-G-M was the largest and most powerful studio in Hollywood when Gene Kelly arrived in town in 1941. He came direct from the hit 1940 original Broadway production of "Pal Joey" and planned to return to the Broadway stage after making the one film required by his contract. His first picture for M-G-M was For Me and My Gal (1942) with Judy Garland. What kept Kelly in Hollywood were "the kindred creative spirits" he found behind the scenes at M-G-M. The talent pool was especially large during World War II, when Hollywood was a refuge for many musicians and others in the performing arts of Europe who were forced to flee the Nazis. After the war, a new generation was coming of age. Those who saw An American in Paris (1951) would try to make real life as romantic as the reel life they saw portrayed in that musical, and the first time they saw Paris, they were seeing again in memory the seventeen-minute ballet sequence set to the title song written by George Gershwin and choreographed by Kelly. The sequence cost a half million dollars (U.S.) to make in 1951 dollars. Another Kelly musical of the era, Singin` in the Rain (1952), was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry. Kelly was in the same league as Fred Astaire, but instead of a top hat and tails Kelly wore work clothes that went with his masculine, athletic dance style.
Couple Profile Source
www.imdb.com/name/nm0000037/bio
High School
Peabody High School
University
Pennsylvania State College, University of Pittsburgh
Full Name at Birth
Eugene Curran Kelly
Page Display = 2 (Legacy)
1
Distinctive Feature
Known for his Innovative, Athletic style of Dancing.
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Soundtrack, Other Crew
Father
James Patrick Joseph Kelly (Al Jolson's road manager in the 1920s)
Mother
Harriet Curran
Brother
James Kelly, Fred Kelly
Sister
Harriet Joan Kelly, Louise Kelly
Friend
Ben Blue, Fred Astaire, Stanley Donen, David O. Selznick, Ronald Reagan, Rags Ragland, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Lena Horne
Music Genre
Vocal
Music Style
Show Tunes
Instrument
Vocals
Wikipedia Text
Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer. Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen.
University
University of Pittsburgh, PA, Penn State University
Count - Awards
15
Has Detailed Data (Music)
1
Age
83
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