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100 Reasons to Celebrate Gene Kelly #10: His Physical Fitness and Athleticism

Posted by Patty Grove on Feb 2, 2012 in fan participation, featured | 2 comments

This entry is part 10 of 16 in the series 100 Reasons to Celebrate Gene Kelly.It was August 2008 (around the time of Gene Kelly’s 96th birthday) when Turner Classic Movies featured a 24-hour Gene Kelly Marathon. I had no idea it would totally change my life for the better. While watching the film fest, I quickly got a hint of Kelly’s physical capabilities with the Brando dance at the end of Les Girls (1957), but An American In Paris (1951) was a virtual thesis in his athleticism and...