What is Gene Kelly?
{{Infobox person | name = Gene Kelly | image = Gene kelly.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | occupation = {{hlist|Dancer|actor|singer|director|choreographer}} | birth_name = Eugene Curran Kelly | birth_date = {{birth date|1912|8|23}} | birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|2|2|1912|8|23}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | known_for = {{flatlist|class=nowraplinks| * ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' * ''[[An American in Paris (movie)|An American in Paris]]'' * ''[[On the Town (movie)|On the Town]]'' * ''[[Invitation to the Dance (movie)|Invitation to the Dance]]'' }} | yearsactive = 1931–1994 | spouse = Betsy Blair (1941-1957)<br>Jeanne Coyne (1960-1973)<br>Patricia Ward (1990-1996) }} '''Eugene Curran Kelly''' (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as '''Gene Kelly''', was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, and choreographer. He was a great example of 20th century filmed dance, famous for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the like able [[Fictional character|characters]] that he played on screen. Although he is probably most famous today for his act in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'', he was the most popular actor in the Hollywood musical movie industry from the mid 1940s to the early 1980s. Kelly died of a stroke on February 2, 1996. ==Other websites== * {{imdb name|id=0000037|name=Gene Kelly}} * {{tcmdb name|id=100306|name=Gene Kelly}} * {{ibdb name|id=15285|name=Gene Kelly}} * [http://www.pittsburghclo.org/outreach/gene_kelly.cfm The Gene Kelly Awards - University of Pittsburgh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219070910/http://www.pittsburghclo.org/outreach/gene_kelly.cfm |date=2007-02-19 }} * [https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0823.html Obituary, NY Times, February 3, 1996] * [http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/navy/gene%5Fkelly.htm Naval Intelligence File on Gene Kelly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513033150/http://