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Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) 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".
Vera-Ellen (born Vera-Ellen Rohe; February 16, 1921 [citation needed] – August 30, 1981) was an American dancer, actress, and singer. She is remembered for her solo performances as well as her work with partners Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye, and Donald O'Connor.
Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; [1] December 11, 1923 – March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London.. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940.
Ted Lange is reflecting on his memories of The Love Boat — and how guest star Gene Kelly didn't turn out to be as "grumpy" as he was led to believe.. During the latest episode of Steve Kmetko ...
Patricia Ward Kelly met the Hollywood legend in 1985, when she was 26 and he was 47 years her senior Gene Kelly’s widow says she never ‘thought’ about 47-year age gap Skip to main content
Kelly performed with his older brother Gene as one of the "Kelly Brothers" in Vaudeville. In 1940 Fred replaced Gene in the Broadway production The Time of Your Life written by William Saroyan, in the role of "Harry the Hoofer" for which he won three Donaldson Awards (precursors of the Tony Awards) [4] for this role—one for acting, one for choreography and one for comedy. [5]
He discovered Gene Kelly and worked with Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Marilyn Monroe, and the Nicholas Brothers. Unlike Agnes de Mille and Jack Cole, who worked to expand their choreographic vocabulary, Alton synthesized dance material already popular at the time, and wanted performers to "distill their personalities through their dancing."
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