Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly's biography

Eugene Curran Kelly is 84 years old film actor born at Pittsburgh. He was born on Friday 23rd of August 1912. According to year of birth 1912 Eugene belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 23rd of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.He was married 2 times.

Eugene is native american english speaker. Eugene is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. Eugene is agnostic. His primary profession is to be film actor. You can know him also as singer, film director, actor, choreographer, dancer, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor. He is recently known as film producer.

Gene Kelly's dad

Gene Kelly's father's name is James Patrick Joseph Kelly.

Gene Kelly's mom

Gene Kelly's mother's name is Harriet Catherine Curran.

Gene Kelly's family

Gene Kelly's ex wifes

Betsy Blair

Gene Kelly and Betsy Blair have been together since 1941 for 16 years. She is known as dancer. Eugene´s ex wife was born on Tuesday 11th of December 1923 in Cliffside Park. His ex wife died on Friday 13th of March 2009 in London. Betsy Blair was 97 years old, when this happened.

Jeanne Coyne

Gene Kelly and Jeanne Coyne have been together since 1960 for 13 years. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Wednesday 28th of February 1923 in Pittsburgh. Eugene´s ex wife died on Thursday 10th of May 1973 in Los Angeles. Jeanne Coyne was 61 years old, when this happened.

Gene Kelly's schools

We found 3 schools Eugene attended. Complete list of schools: University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University, Peabody High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Attended Peabody High School in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh, PA.
• Attended Penn State University before transferring to University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated with a degree in economics.
• Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in economics.

Gene Kelly's career

Eugene´s main focus is to be film actor. Eugene is famous thanks to For Me and My Gal. You could see Eugene also in Jack and the Beanstalk, Invitation to the Dance. Eugene is also a member of Committee for the First Amendment.

Is Gene Kelly gay ?

He is known to be straight.

How did Gene Kelly die

Eugene died on on Friday 2nd of February 1996 when he was 84 years old at Beverly Hills. Gene Kellys death was caused by stroke. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Gene Kelly's Awards

• A stage version of "Singin' in the Rain" was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 for Outstanding Musical Production, with choreography by Kelly.
• Awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton in 1994.

Gene Kelly's Rankings

• In October 1997 he was ranked #26 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Gene Kelly's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Anchors Aweigh in 1945

What else you don't know about Gene Kelly ?

Eugene´s middle name is Curran.

Gene Kelly's Donations

• After his death it was reported that he had donated money to the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the 1970s, at the height of its bombing campaign in the UK and "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland.

Gene Kelly's quotes

• [on his working experience with Debbie Reynolds while filming Singin' in the Rain (1952) (1952)] I wasn't nice to Debbie. It's a wonder she still speaks to me.
• Kids talk to me and say they want to do musicals again because they've studied the tapes of the old films. We didn't have that. We thought once we had made it, even on film, it was gone except for the archives.
• I arrived in Hollywood 20 pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and tux like [Fred Astaire], I still looked like a truck driver.
• If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.
• I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat.
• There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy.
• [on his career] I took it as it came and it happened to be very nice.
• [on Judy Garland] The finest all-around performer we ever had in America was Judy Garland. There was no limit to her talent. She was the quickest, brightest person I ever worked with.
• [on Ginger Rogers] When Ginger Rogers danced with Fred Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.
• I have a lot of George M. Cohan in me--it's an Irish quality, a jaw-jutting, up-on-your-toes cockiness--which is a good quality for a dancer to have.
• [on Louis B. Mayer in a segment of That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994) when other MGM stars were singing Mayer's praises] I didn't like him. He didn't like me. It was mutual.
• [on Guys and Dolls (1955) I was born to play Sky Masterson the way [Clark Gable] was born to play Rhett Butler, but those bastards at MGM refused to loan me out.
• Astaire and Rogers as a team...they were THE film dance.
• The prejudice I encountered at college made a terrific impression on me, probably because I'd come from a family where the word prejudice was never mentioned.
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Gene Kelly's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Gene Kelly looks. We will focus on Eugene´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 8" (173 cm). Body build is average. Eugene´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. Eugene´s hair is shade of grey.