Gene Kelly in Toon Town
Animation Magazine remembers Gene Kelly’s contribution to onscreen animation: Over the course of five decades, he more than paid his dues in the toon trenches. Kelly was actually a pioneer in the art of the seamless melding of live action and animation, first in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh, in which he had a fantasy-sequence dance number with Jerry Mouse. [Read...
read moreGene Kelly Centennial Tribute in LA: Watching from Afar
Last night, the Academy held a tribute ”to celebrate the 100th birthday of the incomparable Gene Kelly (1912-1996) with a special gala evening of film clips, stories and personal remembrances of the multi-talented motion picture legend.” Here is the Academy’s summary of the evening. A few attendees live-tweeted their experience of the event: @FilmNoirBlonde: Getting ready for the Gene Kelly tribute at the Academy. Can’t wait! #GeneKelly Glee‘s Harry Shum: One of the coolest nights ever at the Samuel Goldwyn...
read moreGene at Cannes (1959)
When he wasn’t entertaining Cannes lunch crowds in 1959, Gene Kelly served as a member of that year’s festival jury. (via Vanity Fair, looking back at...
read more100 Reasons to Celebrate Gene Kelly #16: He Radiates Joy
This entry is part 16 of 16 in the series 100 Reasons to Celebrate Gene Kelly.This is one of my favourite quotes about Gene: We have the delightful task of praising the dancer Gene Kelly…in the glamour contest he would surely come out top…for he is, moving or still, the most entrancing sailor one has ever seen. I have seldom seen a Western dancer from whose body such radiance emanates or who possesses such brilliance of expression. (Ballet Mag. Feb. 1946, Beryl de Zoete) The first thing which Gene communicated to me was joy. It was...
read more“The Hollywood Greats”: Gene Kelly Documentary (2001)
In this episode of “The Hollywood Greats” (30 April 2001), Jonathan Ross presents a profile of Gene Kelly. Much thanks to “Orang Telor Theatre” for uploading...
read moreAn Evening with Gene Kelly: Pontiac Star Parade
Those familiar with the NBC Pontiac Star Parade TV special featuring Gene, Donald O’Connor, and Carol Lawrence will appreciate these photos from behind the scenes. The photographer briefly reminisces over that day here, and those that are interested in watching the completed number can find the YouTube video here.
read moreDebbie Reynolds’ Blog
Debbie Reynolds has a blog and it occasionally features entries like these that mention her Singin’ in the Rain co-star. No, not Donald O’Connor. That other...
read moreGene Kelly Course at National Media Museum
UK fans, the National Media Museum is offering a seven-week course on Gene Kelly beginning in May. Click the image below for more…
read moreA Centennial Tribute to Gene Kelly (in Los Angeles)
For those in the L.A. area, A Centennial Tribute to Gene Kelly Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. Samuel Goldwyn Theater 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Ticketed seating is...
read moreAunt Suzy Goes to Hollywood
One of our occasional contributors and author of the comprehensive site Gene Kelly: Creative Geneius, Sue (aka. Aunt Suzy) recently returned from Hollywood where she and a fellow Gene Kelly fan (Carol) attended the Turner Classic Film Festival to see Cover Girl and Singin in the Rain. According to her post, Sue and Carol also visited Gene Kelly’s LA homes (on Rodeo Drive and Alta Drive), the UCLA media library (where they watched some of the Kelly home movies), and Sony Picture Studios (formerly MGM). Sue’s account of her journey,...
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