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Director, Choreography, Actor Born: August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, PA Death: February 2, 1996 Biography:Along with "Fred Astaire", "Gene Kelly" was the most successful song-and-dance man in film history, a towering figure in the development and enduring success of the movie musical. Born August 23, 1912, in Pittsburgh, PA, he initially studied economics, funding his education by working alternately as a soda jerk and a brick layer. With brother Fred, he also gave dancing lessons. In 1937, the "Kelly" brothers both unsuccessfully sought choreography work in New York. A year later, however, Gene was cast in the chorus of Leave It to Me, and in 1939 he graduated to a small role in the revue One for the Money. A more prominent performance in the drama The Time of Your Life caught the attention of "Richard Rodgers", who cast him as the titular Pal Joey. "Kelly" left Broadway for Hollywood when "David O. Selznick" offered him a contract, immediately loaning him to MGM to star opposite "Judy Garland" in 1942's... Full Biography
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