This buoyant American film star of the 1940s and 50s was a renowned dancer-choreographer, the embodiment of proletariat good-guy cheer and a key figure in shaping the golden age of the Hollywood musical.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Kelly was the son of a theatrical manager and actress. He and his brother Fred performed a dance act for the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. After an unsuccessful… See Full Gene Kelly Biography
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