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TIL Debbie Reynolds was not a dancer when she made Singin' in the Rain (1952). Gene Kelly apparently insulted her for lacking dance experience. when Fred Astaire was in the studio, he found her crying under a piano. On hearing what had happened, Astaire volunteered to help her with her dancing.


Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948) 😍
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Gene Kelly in Du Barry Was a Lady, 1943
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Gene Kelly and his first wife Betsy Blair. They met when she was 16 and he was 28 at an audition, and got married the following year in 1941.
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Gene Kelly and his first wife Betsy Blair. They met when she was 16 and he was 28 at an audition, and got married the following year in 1941.
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In La La Land (2016), Sebastian burns a large apple pie. This is a reference to a dinner party that the filmmakers had with Patricia Kelly, the widow of Gene Kelly. Ryan Gosling brought a large apple pie as a gift. SOURCE IN COMMENTS.
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In La La Land (2016), Sebastian burns a large apple pie. This is a reference to a dinner party that the filmmakers had with Patricia Kelly, the widow of Gene Kelly. Ryan Gosling brought a large apple pie as a gift. SOURCE IN COMMENTS.
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Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu, 1980. It was the 68 year old Kelly's final time dancing on-screen.
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Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu, 1980. It was the 68 year old Kelly's final time dancing on-screen.
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TIL that when Gene Kelly was asked to direct the movie The Sound of Music, he declined saying "Go find someone else to direct this piece of sh*t"
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Singin' in the Rain (1952) Dir. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, DoP. Harold Rosson
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TIL Jerry Mathers, star of “Leave it to Beaver,” retired from acting and joined the military during high school. He served in the California National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing which is nicknamed “The Hollywood Guard.” In 1967, Jerry even presented an Emmy award to Gene Kelly while in dress uniform.

Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
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Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse's iconic dance scene in Anchors Aweigh (1945)
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TIL the famous scene in Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly had a 103-degree fever. The director wanted to send him home, but Gene convince the director that the massive preparations would be wasted, and to allow at least one take. That's all it took - one take -



Singin' in the Rain (1952): Gene Kelly lets the officer know everything's cool - he's just singin' and dancin' in the rain.
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Singin' in the Rain (1952): Gene Kelly lets the officer know everything's cool - he's just singin' and dancin' in the rain.
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TIL that Gene Kelly refused to acknowledge Alex from A Clockwork Orange at a party several years after the movie, due to the way "Singing in the Rain" was portrayed in the infamous movie.

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