Biography
Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style. Kelly sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the best-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.
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Awards & recognition
- AFI Life Achievement Award · 1985
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1981
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Children's Animated Program · 1967
- Golden Bear · 1956
- Academy Honorary Award · 1951
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- Kennedy Center Honors
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- National Medal of Arts
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1946 · nominated
Filmography46 titles
Michael
Singin' in the Rain
The Muppet Show
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Inherit the Wind
North and South
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sid & Judy
Sins
That's Entertainment!
Cats Don't Dance
The Young Girls Turn 25
What a Way to Go!
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
Hello, Dolly!
Hollywood: The Golden Years
It's Always Fair Weather
An American in Paris
What's My Line?
On the Town
That's Dancing!
The Three Musketeers
The Ed Sullivan Show
Anchors Aweigh
Deep in My Heart
Summer Stock
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Brigadoon
The Pirate
Du Barry Was a Lady
For Me and My Gal
The Cheyenne Social Club
Let's Make Love
Les Girls
Cover Girl
The Cross of Lorraine
Great Performances
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Living in a Big Way
Ziegfeld Follies
Words and Music
Xanadu
40 Carats
Badman's Country
Viva Knievel!