The Basics: How Did Gene Get That Scar?
This entry is part 2 of 16 in the series Gene Kelly: The Basics.In the May 1943 issue of Photoplay, Gene speaks briefly about the small scar on his left cheek: “I’d love to ascribe that scar to some great dramatic event, but actually I fell off my tricycle when I was a sprout of five.” (Source) Clive Hirschorn provides a lengthier account in his biography of Gene Kelly: “As a child [Gene] was singularly accident-prone, and at the age of six, while riding a tricycle without...
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