Eugene Curran Kelly, August 23, 1912 - February 2, 1996 Born and raised inside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. Kelly was known for his up-&-coming & athletic dancing style, his skillful looks and a likable characters which he played in screen.

Natural around 1912, the third boy of James Kelly, the record player salesman, & Harriet Curran world health organization were two tykes of Irish Catholic immigrants. Around 1940 he was given the leading role inside Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, which brought him to national attention. When you took this period of time he likewise choreographed many hit plays, including a 1941 production of Best Foot Forward.

Kelly's foremost motion picture was For Us & Our Gal (1942) with Judy Garland. He went in to produce the total of classic musical theater, including An American in Paris (1951) and ''Singin' in the Rain (1952).

His virtually all notable moments in film include: Singing & saltation inside a rain in the good deal-parodied scene from either the film Singin' in the Rain; the scene he filmed piece spue by owning a 103-degree fever. Dancing by using the screechy floorboard & the newspaper around Summer Stock index. Dancing in roller skates in It's Always Fair Weather. Dancing by having Jerry Mouse in Anchors Aweigh''.

He was the 1st Our contries to choreograph & stage a ballet in the Paris Opera.

Kelly was awarded the favorite Academy Award “within appreciatiin of his versatility as an actor, singer, director & dancer, and specifically for his brilliant accomplishment in the art of choreography on film” in 1951 and reawarded in 1984's Oscar due to the fire which burned down his zero in the last month.

Kelly was awarded a Légion d'honneur by the French government in 1960. He too received a Life Achievement Award from either American Film Institute in 1985.

Kelly died in February 2, 1996, in Beverly Hills, California, after suffering two strokes, at a age of 83.

Kelly married threefold: Betsy Blair (1940–1957) (one little one, Kerry) Jeanne Coyne (1960–1973) (two toddlers, Bridget & Tim) Patricia Ward (1990–1996)

A Gene Kelly Awards, given annually to senior high musical comedy inside Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are named within his honor.

Around 2005, Volkswagen used Gene Kelly's as section of their Golf GTi promotion. the television clip featured the part CGI version of Kelly breakdancing to a newly version of "Singin' in the Rain", remixed by Mint Royale. A tagline was, "The original, updated."

Quotation
"If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando." — Gene Kelly

Broadway
Coquelico (Producer), Feb 22, 1979 - Apr One, 1979 Flower Drum Song (Director), Dec One, 1958 - Might 7, 1960 Best Foot Forward (Choreographer), Oct One, 1941 - Jul Four, 1942 Pal Joey (Performing artist), Dec 25, 1940 - Nov 29, 1941 The Instance of Your computers Life (Choreographer, Performing artist), Sep Xxiii, 1940 - Oct 19, 1940 The Period of Your systems Life (Performing artist), Oct 25, 1939 - Apr 6, 1940 One For the Money (Performing artist), Feb Four, 1939 - Will 27, 1939 Leave It to Pine tree state! (Performing artist), Nov 9, 1938 - Jul 15, 1939

Filmography
For Me and My Gal MGM, 1942 Pilot #5 MGM, 1943 Du Barry Was a Lady MGM, 1943 Thousands Cheer MGM, 1943 The Cross of Lorraine MGM, 1943 Cover Girl Columbia, 1944 (also choreographer) Christmas Holiday Universal, 1944 Anchors Aweigh MGM, 1945 (also choreographer) Ziegfeld Follies MGM, 1946 Living in a Big Way MGM, 1947 The Pirate MGM, 1948 The Three Musketeers MGM, 1948 Words and Music MGM, 1948 Take Me Out to the Ball Game MGM, 1949 (also writer) On the Town MGM, 1949 (also director) Black Hand MGM, 1950 Summer Stock MGM, 1950 An American in Paris MGM, 1951 (also choreographer) ''It's a Big Country MGM, 1951 Council of Europe MSA short subject, 1952 Love is Better Than Ever MGM, 1952 Singin' in the Rain MGM, 1952 (also director & choreographer) The Devil Makes Three MGM, 1952 Brigadoon MGM, 1954 Crest of the Wave MGM, 1954 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration MGM short subject, 1955 It's Always Fair Weather MGM, 1955 (also director) The Magic Lamp MGM short subject, 1956 Invitation to the Dance MGM, 1956 (also director & writer) The Happy Road MGM, 1957 (also director & producer) Les Girls MGM, 1957 Marjorie Morningstar Warner Bros., 1958 The Tunnel of Love MGM, 1958 (director) Inherit the Wind United Artists, 1960 Let's Make Love 20th Century-Fox, 1960 Gigot 20th Century-Fox, 1962 (director) What a Way to Go! 20th Century-Fox, 1964 The Young Girls of Rochefort Warner Bros., 1967 A Guide for the Married Man 20th Century-Fox, 1967 (director) Hello, Dolly! 20th Century-Fox, 1969 (director) The Cheyenne Social Club National General, 1970 (director and producer) 40 Carats Columbia, 1973 Just One More Time MGM short subject, 1974 That's Entertainment! MGM, 1974 The Lion Roars Again MGM short subject, 1975 That's Entertainment, Part II MGM, 1976 (also director) Viva Knievel! Warner Bros., 1977 Xanadu Universal, 1980 Reporters Pari Films documentary, 1981 That's Dancing! MGM, 1985 The Young Girls Turn 25 Cine Tamaris documentary, 1993 That's Entertainment! III'' MGM, 1994