Gene Kelly

Also known as Eugene Curran Kelly, Eugene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996)

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Gene Kelly was an American performer and filmmaker (1912–1996) who excelled as a dancer, actor, singer, director, and choreographer. He is remembered as one of the most influential figures in musical theater and film, known for revolutionizing dance on screen and creating some of Hollywood's most iconic musical performances.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1912
Works: 5

Top works

Gene Kelly's "Salute to Broadway"
It's always fair weather
It's always fair weather
Singin' in the rain
Singing in the rain

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1912-08-23
Active to: 1996-02-02

2008 universal fire victim

Discography

For Me And My Gal / When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big, Red Rose1942
Singin’ in the Rain1952
Investigacion de mercado1975
'S Wonderful1996
BD ciné : Gene Kelly (1)2005
'S Wonderful2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 322,249
Total plays: 1,851,176

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 33,856x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,412x
The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,767x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,393x
Scoping studies: advancing the methodology
· 2010 · cited 11,683x

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Quotes

“I really don't know why I clicked. I didn't want to be a dancer, I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally.”
“In the 1930s, when I started, Martha Graham was the only dancer doing anything modern, but she did it all to classical music. I couldn't see myself doing Swan Lake every night, and I wanted to develop a truly American style. The only dancer in the movies at that time with any success was Fred Astaire, but he did very small, elegant steps in a top hat, white tie, and tails.”
“It's all true. It's true I didn't want to be a dancer. What I really wanted to be was a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then at 14 I discovered girls, and began to study dancing diligently. At that time dancing was the only way you could put your arm around the girl. Dancing was courtship. Only later did I discover you dance joy. You dance love. You dance dreams. Of course, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost a hell of a shortstop.”
“Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat.”

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Wikidata facts

Image: Gene kelly.jpg
Height: 172
Number of children: 3

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Commons gallery: Gene Kelly
Commons category: Gene Kelly
date of birth: 1912-08-23
date of death: 1996-02-02
birth name: Eugene Curran Kelly
name in native language: Gene Kelly
start of work period: 1931-00-00
end of work period: 1994-00-00

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Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style. Kelly sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the best-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.

Kelly is best known for his performances in An American in Paris (1951), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Singin' in the Rain (1952), which he and Donen directed and choreographed. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Joseph "Joe" Bradley" in Anchors Aweigh (1945). Kelly's director debut was On the Town (1949), which he co-directed with Donen and also played the lead role. Later in the 1950s, as musicals waned in popularity, he starred in Brigadoon (1954) and It's Always Fair Weather (1955), the last film he directed with Donen. His solo directorial debut was Invitation to the Dance (1956), one of the last MGM musicals, which was a commercial failure.