Gene Kelly (1912–1996)
Author of Singin' in the Rain [1952 film]
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Series
Works by Gene Kelly
The Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly Collection: On the Town / Anchors Aweigh / Take Me out to the Ball Game (2008) — Director & Actor — 8 copies
The Signature Collection: Gene Kelly — Director — 4 copies
Un Americano a Parigi (1951) 1 copy
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers [and] Singin' in the Rain (Double Feature Video) — Director — 1 copy
Singin' In The Rain | Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds | NON-USA Format | Region B Import - Australia 1 copy
Nursery Songs & Stories 1 copy
Submarine Warfare 1 copy
90 Ans Warner-Coffret 10 Films-Comédies Musicales — Director — 1 copy
That's Entertainment III 1 copy
The Sounds of TCM 1 copy
Singin' in the Rain / The Jazz Singer — Director — 1 copy
Must-See Musicals Collection 1 copy
American in Paris an 1 copy
Associated Works
Best of the Muppet Show: Vol. 1: Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly (2000) — Guest Star — 29 copies
The Classic Musicals Collection: Broadway to Hollywood (Easter Parade Two Disc Special Edition / The Band Wagon Two… (2005) — Actor — 6 copies
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Judy Garland (1999) — Contributor — 4 copies
Those Glorious MGM Musicals: Singin' in the Rain & Easter Parade (1980) — Director/choreographer/performer — 3 copies
The Cross of Lorraine [1943 film] — Actor — 2 copies
The Devil Makes Three [1952 film] — Actor — 2 copies
Summer Stock / I Love Melvin / Everything I Have Is Yours [Original Soundtrack Recordings] (1987) — Artist — 1 copy
The Best of Gene Kelly from MGM Classic Films [sound recording] — Performer — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Kelly, Gene
- Legal name
- Kelly, Eugene Curran
- Birthdate
- 1912-08-23
- Date of death
- 1996-02-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Pennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh (B.A. ∙ Economics ∙ 1933)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law - Occupations
- actor
dancer
singer
film director
choreographer - Relationships
- Blair, Betsy (first wife|1941-1957)
Coyne, Jeanne (second wife|1960-1973)
Ward, Patricia (third wife|199-1996) - Awards and honors
- National Medal of Arts (1994)
Kennedy Center Honors (1982)
Academy Award
Members
Reviews
Although our DVD is Italian, it has other languages and we watched it in the original English. It's slickly done with a lot of excellent dancing, although the 17-minute extravaganza at the end was much too long for my tastes. There's some humour which I appreciated, and an interesting storyline.
What disappointed me was that too many threads are left hanging at the end. In the early part of the film, the shorter musical interludes blended well with the action. But towards the end, it seems that most of the subplots were for the sake of showcasing more music and dancing.
Worth seeing once, as this is a classic, but not one I'm likely to want to see again.
Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2024/02/an-american-in-paris-gene-kelly.html… (more)
What disappointed me was that too many threads are left hanging at the end. In the early part of the film, the shorter musical interludes blended well with the action. But towards the end, it seems that most of the subplots were for the sake of showcasing more music and dancing.
Worth seeing once, as this is a classic, but not one I'm likely to want to see again.
Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2024/02/an-american-in-paris-gene-kelly.html… (more)
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Three sailors have 24 hours of shore leave in New York.
3/4 (Good).
There are so many ways this premise could have gone horribly wrong, it's pretty impressive that every character is consistently likable throughout the entire movie. You couldn't have a more wholesome movie about a bunch of horny people.
3/4 (Good).
There are so many ways this premise could have gone horribly wrong, it's pretty impressive that every character is consistently likable throughout the entire movie. You couldn't have a more wholesome movie about a bunch of horny people.
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Statistics
- Works
- 42
- Also by
- 47
- Members
- 1,321
- Popularity
- #19,459
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 60
- Languages
- 2
A matchmaker arranges chaos. If there were an edit of this with the musical numbers cut, it would probably be one of my favorite movies. As it is, it's nearly unwatchable.
(Mar. 2024)