Gene Kelly
Pays: United States
Genre: M
Date d'anniversaire: 1912-08-23
Décédés: 1996-02-02
Biographie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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. Gene Kelly died at age 83 of complications from two strokes on February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Acteur:
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1. Pour Moi et ma Mie (1942), film...Harry Palmer
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2. The Cross of Lorraine (1943), film...Victor
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3. Vacances de Noël (1944), film...Robert Manette
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4. La reine de Broadway (1944), film...Danny McGuire
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5. Escale à Hollywood (1945), film...Joseph Brady
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6. Ziegfeld Follies (1945), film...Gentleman ('The Babbit and the Bromide')
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7. Les trois mousquetaires (1948), film...D'Artagnan
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8. Ma vie est une chanson (1948), film...Gene Kelly
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9. Le Pirate (1948), film...Serafin
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10. Un jour à New-York (1949), film...Gabey
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11. La jolie fermière (1950), film...Joe D. Ross
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12. Un Américain à Paris (1951), film...Jerry Mulligan
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13. Chantons sous la pluie (1952), film...Don Lockwood
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14. Brigadoon (1954), film...Tommy Albright
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15. Au fond de mon coeur (1954), film...O'Brien Brother - Performer in 'Dancing Around'
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16. Crest Of The Wave (1954), film...Lt. 'Brad' Bradville
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17. Beau fixe sur New York (1955), film...Ted Riley
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18. Invitation to the Dance (1956), film...Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
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19. Les Girls (1957), film...Barry Nichols
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20. La fureur d'aimer (1958), film...Noel Airman
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21. Procès de singe (1960), film...E. K. Hornbeck
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22. Madame croque-maris (1964), film...Pinky Benson
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23. Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1967), film...Andy Miller
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24. A Guide for the Married Man (1967), film...Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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25. 40 Carats (1973), film...Billy Boylan
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26. Il était une fois Hollywood (1974), film...Self - Co-Host / Narrator / Clips from 'Take Me Ou
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27. Hollywood, Hollywood! (1976), film...Self - Co-Host / Narrator
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28. Le casse-cou (1977), film...Will Atkins
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29. Xanadu (1980), film...Danny McGuire
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30. That's Dancing! (1985), film...Self - Host
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31. Nord et sud (1985), série...Sen. Charles Edwards
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32. Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans (1993), film...Self
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33. That's Entertainment! III (1994), film...Self - Co-Host / Narrator
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34. Michael Jackson (2009), film...Self
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...Self (archive footage)
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36. Mes Années Garland (2019), film...Self
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37. Dean Martin - King of Cool (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Self (archive footage)
Réalisateur:
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1. Un jour à New-York (1949), film
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2. Chantons sous la pluie (1952), film
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3. Beau fixe sur New York (1955), film
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4. Invitation to the Dance (1956), film
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5. The Tunnel Of Love (1958), film
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6. A Guide for the Married Man (1967), film
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7. Hello, Dolly! (1969), film
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8. Attaque au Cheyenne Club (1970), film
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9. Hollywood, Hollywood! (1976), film
Producteur:
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1. Attaque au Cheyenne Club (1970), film
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2. That's Dancing! (1985), film...executive producer