Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the best-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Pittsburgh
- Educated at
- University of PittsburghPennsylvania State UniversityPeabody High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Golden Bear🏆 AFI Life Achievement Award
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Trending topics shown first"Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat."
"In the 1930s, when I started, Martha Graham was the only dancer doing anything modern, but she did it all to classical music. I couldn't see myself doing Swan Lake every night, and I wanted to develop…"
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1912
Born
Birth1996
Died
Death
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