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Gene Kelly (1912–1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer and choreographer whose work in motion pictures spans from 1942 to 1996. He is probably best known today for his performances in musicals, notably An American in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain (1952).
Gene Kelly. Actor: Singin' in the Rain. Eugene Curran Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the third son of Harriet Catherine (Curran) and James Patrick Joseph Kelly, a phonograph salesman. His father was of Irish descent and his mother was of Irish and German ancestry.
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- Singin' in the Rain. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor. 236 votes. Singin' in the Rain, released in 1952, remains a timeless classic featuring Gene Kelly's exceptional talents as a dancer, singer, and actor.
- An American in Paris. Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant. 162 votes. An American in Paris is a captivating 1951 romantic musical that brought together Gene Kelly's unmatchable dancing prowess and George Gershwin's sumptuous score.
- Anchors Aweigh. Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson. 111 votes. In this 1945 Technicolor musical comedy, Gene Kelly demonstrates his immense talent alongside none other than Frank Sinatra.
- On the Town. Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller. 125 votes. This exhilarating 1949 musical comedy presents Gene Kelly at his finest alongside Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin as three sailors on shore leave in New York City for just 24 hours.
- SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) Although well-reviewed upon its initial release, Kelly & Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” has only grown in stature in the intervening years, with the American Film Institute in 2006 naming it the greatest movie musical of all time.
- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) Director: Vincente Minnelli. Writer: Alan Jay Lerner. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, Nina Foch.
- ON THE TOWN (1949) Directors: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen. Writers: Betty Comden, Adolph Green. Starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller.
- ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945) Director: George Sidney. Writers: Natalie Marcin, Isobel Lennart. Starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Dean Stockwell.
Gene Kelly movies. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likeable characters that he played on screen. His best known performances are in films such as An American in Paris (1951), Anchors Aweigh (1945), and Singin' in the Rain (1952).
Kelly is best known for his performances in An American in Paris (1951), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Singin' in the Rain (1952), which he and Donen directed and choreographed, and other musical films of that era such as Cover Girl (1944) and Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Mar 8, 2022 · Gene Kelly's skills as a dancer, choreographer, actor, and director remain unmatched. Here's our countdown of his best movies.
