Gene Kelly was an American actor, dancer, stage, and television, singer, film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen.Best known today for his performances in films such as On the Town (1949) also for his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Anchors Aweigh (1945) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Singin\' in the Rain (1952), he starred in musical films until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, debuting with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), and It\'s Always Fair Weather (1955), among others. Later, he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964).Kelly directed films without a collaborator (in some of which he starred), including Hello, Dolly! (1969),which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements, the same year An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema. But what alot of Americans may not know is that Mr. Kelly also appeared behind the microphone on radio shows such as suspense lux theater and guest star on shows with Mr Jack Benny, Bob hope and Mr Bing Crosby. Mr Kelly enjoy his appearances in movies, on TV until retiring in 1986 and enjoy his retirement until passing away in 1996 at the age of 83. Even though Mr. Kelly has been gone for the past 24 years. His memory and legacy will live on forever. Tonight Mr Kelly comes to the show in two episodes the first episode is called to find help where mr. Kelly please a man named Howard Wilton a man who does various odd jobs and co-starring with mr. Kelly is Miss Ethel Barrymore who plays mrs. Gillis. In the second episode mr. Kelly plays a man named George javery and the title of that episode is called death went along for the ride. and tomorrow afternoon please welcome to the show Miss Lucille Ball and tomorrow night I am going to be working on my fourth of July episode so be on the lookout for that bonus episode I hope you guys enjoy the show please comment and subscribe. Thanks
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