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  2. May 14, 2018 · The man of the talent known for his dancing, acting, singing, directing and choreographing, Gene Kelly has screened in several classic movies in his time of era. The actor married three times in his life. His first marriage was with an American actress Betsy Blair. They tied the knot in 1941.

  3. Mar 20, 2024 · Kelly was married to the "American in Paris" star until his death in 1996 at age 83. She was his third wife, and he had three children from his previous marriages.

  4. Oct 25, 2019 · The legendary actor and dancing star died at the age of 83 following a series of strokes, shortly after he married his third wife Patricia Ward Kelly.

  5. Mar 21, 2024 · The couple were married in Santa Barbara in 1990, though Ward Kelly previously admitted to the Irish Times that she told the press her age was 36 and not 31. She explained that she didn’t...

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    His first wife, Betsy Blair, was suspected of being a communist sympathizer, and when United Artists, which had offered Blair a part in Marty (1955), were considering withdrawing her under pressure from the American Legion, Kelly successfully threatened MGM's influence on United Artists with a pullout from It's Always Fair Weather unless his ...

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  8. Film historian PATRICIA WARD KELLY is the widow and official biographer of Gene Kelly. She has worked as a writer at a film production company, as a contributing scholar for the authoritative Northwestern/Newberry Writings of Herman Melville, and as a freelance journalist.

  9. Feb 11, 2020 · Patricia Kelly, wife of Gene Kelly, has dedicated her life to keeping his legacy alive in a stage show. Simon Schluter. In an entertainment world full of gossip, exaggeration and outright lies the notorious perfectionist was determined to craft and protect his legacy from beyond the grave.

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