More Gene Kelly!

UPDATE: If yesterday's post wasn't enough Gene Kelly for you, I've got some more! Check out the links below for more news and interesting facts coming out in celebration of Gene Kelly's 100th birthday.


Gene Kelly's 100th Birthday: Patricia W. Kelly Considers Her Husband's Legacy (Bio.com)

American Masters - Gene Kelly: Career Time Line (PBS)

The Marlon Brando of Screen Dance, 100 Years On (NPR)

Gene Kelly Knew What the Camera Could Do for Dance (The Telegraph)


And this birthday celebration would not be complete without seeing Mr. Kelly singin' in the rain!

-- Post by Tracy

Forever Singin'

Thursday, August 23rd marks the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Gene Kelly. In honor of his enduring legacy to dance -- and to the city of Pittsburgh -- check out the links below to biographies, books, films, and news about Eugene Curran Kelly.

News:
Honoring Gene Kelly on his 100th: Actor's widow and Pitt plan announcement

Umbrella Dance at Pitt
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) celebrating Kelly's birthday all day with films
Remembering a Gene Kelly Visit to Pitt in 1987
Gene Kelly's Widow Doesn't Dance Away From His Secrets

Biographies:
Biography Channel
Wikipedia
IMDB

Books:

Gene Kelly: A Life of Dance and Dreams by Alvin Yudkoff

Gene Kelly : A Celebration by Sheridan Morley and Ruth Leon

Gene Kelly : A Biography by Clive Hirschhorn

Films:

An American in Paris (1951)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Brigadoon (1954)
Cover Girl (1944)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Inherit the Wind (1960)

On The Town (1949)
Singin' In The Rain (1951)
Summer Stock (1950)

-- Post by Tracy