Gene Kelly

1912-1996

Biography: life and films

Gene Kelly was an American actor, singer, film director and producer whose birth name was Eugene Curran Kelly. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 23rd August 1912 and died in Beverly Hills, California, USA on 2nd February 1996, aged 83.

His best films as an actor include Busby Berkeley's For Me and My Gal (1942), Vincente Minnelli's An American in Paris (1951), Stanley Donen's comedy Singin' in the Rain (1952), Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind (1960) and John Edwards's America's Sweetheart: The Mary Pickford Story (1978), and whose best work as a film director include On the Town (1949), Singin' in the Rain (1952) and Hello, Dolly! (1969).

Gene Kelly appeared in 46 films, directed 11 films and scripted 2 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Stanley Donen (4 films), George Sidney (4), Vincente Minnelli (3), (3), Jack Haley Jr. (2), George Cukor (2) and Busby Berkeley (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (18 films), drama (12), comedy-romance (10), Documentary (7), romance (6), comedy-drama (6), Biography (4), War (3), crime-thriller (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Gene Kelly over all films is: 3.2

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

For Me and My Gal (1942) [a]

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) [a]

Pilot #5 (1943) [a]

The Cross of Lorraine (1943) [a]

Thousands Cheer (1943) [a]

Christmas Holiday (1944) [a]

Cover Girl (1944) [a]

Anchors Aweigh (1945) [a]

Ziegfeld Follies (1946) [a]

Living in a Big Way (1947) [a]

The Pirate (1948) [a]

The Three Musketeers (1948) [a]

Words and Music (1948) [a]

On the Town (1949) [a,d]

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) [a,w]

Black Hand (1950) [a]

Summer Stock (1950) [a]

An American in Paris (1951) [a]

It's a Big Country (1951) [a]

Singin' in the Rain (1952) [a,d]

The Devil Makes Three (1952) [a]

Brigadoon (1954) [a]

Deep in My Heart (1954) [a]

Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) [a]

It's Always Fair Weather (1955) [a,d]

Invitation to the Dance (1956) [a,d,w]

Les Girls (1957) [a]

The Happy Road (1957) [a,d]

Marjorie Morningstar (1958) [a]

The Tunnel of Love (1958) [d]

Inherit the Wind (1960) [a]

Let's Make Love (1960) [a]

Gigot (1962) [d]

What a Way to Go! (1964) [a]

New York, New York (1966) [a]

A Guide for the Married Man (1967) [d]

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967) [a]

Hello, Dolly! (1969) [d]

The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) [d]

40 Carats (1973) [a]

That's Entertainment! (1974) [a]

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) [a,d]

Viva Knievel! (1977) [a]

America's Sweetheart: The Mary Pickford Story (1978) [a]

Xanadu (1980) [a]

Reporters (1981) [a]

That's Dancing! (1985) [a]

Les Demoiselles ont eu 25 ans (1993) [a]

That's Entertainment! III (1994) [a]

China Dolls (2008) [a]



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