Gene Kelly (

1912

)

Actor / Director Profile

Eugene Curran Kelly

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Birth Name:
Eugene Curran Kelly

Date of Birth:
August 23, 1912,

Height:
5' 7" (1.70 m)

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Gene Kelly Biography

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.

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Gene Kelly filmography

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1. America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976)
TV Host/Oscar Hammerstein II

actor

2. "The Funny Side" (1971)
Host

actor

3. Something for the Girls (1958)

actor

4. The Magic Lamp (1956)
voice Sinbad

actor

5. The Devil Makes Three (1952)
Capt. Jeff Eliot

actor

6. It's a Big Country (1951)
Icarus Xenophon

actor

7. Black Hand (1950)
Giovanni E. 'Johnny' Columbo

actor

8. Christmas Holiday (1944)
Robert Manette

actor

9. Pilot #5 (1943)
Vito S. Alessandro

actor

10. The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Victor

actor

11. "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"
(1 episode, 1979)

actor

12. "The Sandy Duncan Show"
(1 episode, 1972)

actor

13. Invitation to the Dance (1956)
uncredited

writer

14. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
story

writer

15. Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
TV (producer)

producer

16. American in Paris (1964)
TV (producer)

producer

17. The Happy Road (1957)
producer

producer

18. Gigot (1962)

director

19. The Tunnel of Love (1958)

director

20. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009)
archive footage

21. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)
archive footage

22. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
archive footage

23. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007)
archive footage

24. The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (2007)
archive footage

25. A Life in Words and Music (2007)
archive footage

26. Faces of the East: Casting Flower Drum Song (2006)

27. A Classic Evolves: From Print to Stage to Screen (2006)
archive footage

28. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
uncredited

29. Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)

30. The Dream Studio (2004)
archive footage

31. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004)
archive footage

32. Ça c'est l'amour (2003)
archive footage

33. The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003)
archive footage

34. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)

35. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
archive footage

36. Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (1993)

37. "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)
archive footage

38. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1991)

39. Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990)

40. Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)

41. Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)

42. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
archive footage

43. Liberty Weekend (1986)

44. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986)

45. "Sins" (1986)

46. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985)

47. "North and South" (1985)
1 episode, 1985

48. The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985)

49. The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)

50. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983)

51. James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

52. The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)
voice

53. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982)
Honoree

54. Night of 100 Stars (1982)

55. "Omnibus" (1980)
1 episode, 1980

56. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1979)

57. The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978)

58. Cinderella at the Palace (1978)

59. A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle (1978)

60. Viva Knievel! (1977)

61. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976)

62. The Dorothy Hamill Special (1976)

63. The Lion Roars Again (1975)
uncredited

64. Salute to Lew Grade (1975)

65. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jackie Gleason (1975)

66. Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay (1975)

67. 40 Carats (1973)

68. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968)

69. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966)
4 episodes, 1967-1969

70. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)
6 episodes, 1972-1974

71. What a Way to Go! (1964)

72. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962)

73. "Going My Way" (1962)
30 episodes, 1962-1963

74. Inherit the Wind (1960)

75. The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960)

76. "Here's Hollywood" (1960)
2 episodes, 1961

77. Marjorie Morningstar (1958)

78. Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954)
USN

79. On the Town (1949)

80. Brigadoon (1954)
choreographer

miscellaneous crew

81. An American in Paris (1951)
choreographer (director: Lise introduction dance sequence) (uncredited)

miscellaneous crew

82. The Pirate (1948)
dance director

miscellaneous crew

83. The Three Musketeers (1948)
choreographer (uncredited)

miscellaneous crew

84. Living in a Big Way (1947)
dance sequences

miscellaneous crew

85. Anchors Aweigh (1945)
(creator: dance sequences)

miscellaneous crew

86. Cover Girl (1944)
choreographer (uncredited)

miscellaneous crew

87. It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
musical numbers

music department

88. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
(director: musical numbers) (stager: musical numbers)

music department

89. That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (1994)
V Himself (interview)

self

90. That's Entertainment! III (1994)
also archive footage Himself - Co-host/Narrator

self

91. Demoiselles ont eu 25 ans, Les (1993)

self

92. Christmas at the Movies (1991)
TV Host

self

93. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special (1987)
TV Himself

self

94. James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
TV Himself

self

95. That's Dancing! (1985)
also archive footage Himself/Host

self

96. The Ultimate Swan Lake (1984)
V Himself - Host

self

97. Olympic Gala (1984)
TV Guest

self

98. The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981)
TV Himself

self

99. Reporters (1981)
Himself

self

100. Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980)
TV Himself

self

101. Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980)
TV Himself

self

102. The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart (1980)
TV Himself

self

103. Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
TV Himself

self

104. Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980)
TV Himself

self

105. America's Sweetheart: The Mary Pickford Story (1978)
Himself

self

106. The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978)
TV Himself

self

107. Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (1978)
TV Himself

self

108. Mickey's 50 (1978)
Himself

self

109. World of Magic (1976)
TV Himself

self

110. Backlot USA (1976)
TV Himself

self

111. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
also archive footage Himself - Co-host/Narrator

self

112. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976)
TV Himself - Co-host

self

113. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975)
TV Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song

self

114. Sandy Duncan Special (1974)
TV Himself

self

115. Just One More Time (1974)
uncredited Himself

self

116. That's Entertainment! (1974)
also archive footage Himself - Co-host/Narrator/Clips from 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' - 'Singin' in the rain' and 'An American in Paris'

self

117. Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973)
TV Himself/Guest Performer

self

118. Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (1970)
TV Himself/Host

self

119. Changing Scene (1970)
TV Himself/Host

self

120. Here's Peggy Fleming (1968)
TV Himself

self

121. Gene Kelly in New York, New York (1966)
TV Himself

self

122. New York, New York (1966)
TV Himself

self

123. October Madness: The World Series (1965)
TV Narrator

self

124. The Julie Andrews Show (1965)
TV Himself

self

125. The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963)
TV Himself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

self

126. Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961)
TV Host

self

127. Let's Make Love (1960)
uncredited Himself/Gene Kelly

self

128. Pontiac Star Parade (1959)
TV Himself

self

129. The Gene Kelly Show (1959)
TV Himself - Host

self

130. 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
uncredited Himself

self

131. "The $64,000 Question" (1955)
Substitute Host (unknown episodes)

self

132. Council of Europe (1952)
Narrator

self

133. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
uncredited Himself at 21

self

134. Screen Actors (1950)
uncredited Himself

self

135. Some of the Best (1949)
uncredited Himself

self

136. Words and Music (1948)
Himself, Gene Kelly

self

137. "Toast of the Town" (1948)
Himself (3 episodes, 1954-1957)

self

138. The Cap and Gown Revue (1932)
Himself

self

139. The Kelly Brothers (1932)
Himself

self

140. Great Hollywood Memories, Vol. I
(????) (V) Host

self

141. MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends (1997)
V (performer: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")

soundtrack

142. Somebody or The Rise and Fall of Philosophy (1989)
(performer: "You Are My Lucky Star")

soundtrack

143. Precious Images (1986)
(performer: "Singin' in the Rain")

soundtrack

144. Xanadu (1980)
(performer: "Whenever You're Away From Me")

soundtrack

145. It's Showtime (1976)
(performer: "Fido and Me" (uncredited))

soundtrack

146. Demoiselles de Rochefort, Les (1967)
(performer: "Andy Amoureux" (or "Chanson D'Andy"), "De Hambourg ? Rochefort", "Les Rencontres", "Concerto (ballet)")

soundtrack

147. Les Girls (1957)
(performer: "Les Girls" (uncredited), "You're Just Too Too!" (uncredited), "Why Am I So Gone (About that Gal)?" (uncredited), "The Rope Dance" (uncredited))

soundtrack

148. Deep in My Heart (1954)
(performer: "I Love To Go Swimmin' with Women")

soundtrack

149. Summer Stock (1950)
(performer: "All For You", "Dig-Dig-Dig Dig For Your Dinner" (uncredited), "Heavenly Music", "You Wonderful You" (uncredited)) ("(Howdy Neighbor) Happy Harvest" (uncredited), "Portland Fancy")

soundtrack

150. Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
(performer: "The Babbitt and the Bromide")

soundtrack

151. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
(performer: "Do I Love You?" (1939), "Song of the Rebellion" (1943), "Friendship" (1939))

soundtrack

152. Thousands Cheer (1943)
(performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910)) ("I Dug a Ditch" (1943))

soundtrack

153. For Me and My Gal (1942)
(performer: "For Me and My Gal" (1917), "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh!" (1917) (uncredited), "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" (1914) (uncredited), "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (1917) (uncredited), "Ballin' the Jack" (1913) (uncredited), "Oh Frenchy" (1918) (uncredited)) ("For Me and My Gal" (1917), "Goodbye Broadway, Hello France" (1917) (uncredited))

soundtrack

154. "Parashat Ha-Shavua"
(1 episode, 2008)

soundtrack

155. What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)
V (thanks)

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