Thank You, Gene Kelly, for Not Directing Cabaret
This entry is part 6 of 13 in the series Essays / Analyses.Last week I stumbled across several 1976 newspaper articles in which Gene Kelly discusses his return to movies. After the death of his (second) wife, Jeanne Coyne, Kelly turned down virtually any film project that would take him away from the couple’s two young children, Tim and Bridget. At this point, single fatherhood was his life. But with the blessing of his kids, he returned to the silver screen in the dramatic (not musical)...
Read MoreTCM: Private Screenings and Liza Minnelli
“TCM’s Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli” aired on Saturday, December 11, and Tuesday, December 14, so this post is a bit outdated. But fortunately, the classic movie network often repeats its programming, so hopefully you can catch the interview another time. Briefly, over the course of 45 minutes, Minnelli discusses growing up in Hollywood, citing MGM as her playground and Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and other musical stars as her playmates. Also, especially cute is a story...
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