Happy Birthday to Gene Kelly

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 11:35am

He would have been 101 today







Updated On: 8/23/13 at 11:35 AM

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 11:46am

Mr. Kelly was dance itself, he made dance out of the things we do every day, he made us all dance in the rain, and the joy he brought to the world resonates strongly and always will. […] He is a true hero for me. - Damian Woetzel

[mamaleh]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 11:52am

I had the pleasure of meeting his very charming, articulate widow in 2011 at a performance of HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY.

I would love to see a stage or film bio of Gene Kelly. Why hasn't there been something in the works on this? I think he would make a great subject.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 11:54am

One of the great icons of dance and screen. Cheers indeed!

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:05pm

Love ya, Gene. Happy Birthday

[MCfan2]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:11pm

Great thread for my favorite dancer and favorite movie star! Happy birthday, Gene!

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:24pm

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:31pm

My mother had gotten a job as a receptionist at a dancing school and had the idea that we should open our own dancing school; we did, and it prospered - Gene Kelly

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:38pm

Wyn, is it weird that seeing all of these pictures kind of breaks my heart? I often wonder what it would be like if Gene were alive today and what he would think... certain aspects of his industry have changed so drastically in the last couple of decades.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 12:43pm

It's definitely not weird

“You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams.

And I know if I can make you smile
by jumping over a couple of couches...



or running through a rainstorm...



then I'll be very glad to be a song and dance man.” - Gene Kelly

Updated On: 8/23/13 at 12:43 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 1:14pm

happy birthday my dear gene...one of my first man crushes.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 2:47pm

I mean...

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 2:55pm

* le sigh *

[mamaleh]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 3:26pm

Wynbish, that's from Anchors Aweigh, isn't it? Love that movie, esp Kelly's dance with Jerry the mouse.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 3:28pm

Yep yep

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 3:31pm

Damn you for that gif, Wyn. I just squealed and now the hubby has entered the room. Time to hide my Gene Kelly porn stash!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 3:39pm

Happy birthday, Gene.

[NoName3]

Posted: 8/23/13 at 9:29pm

Thirty glorious seconds of Gene Kelly in Pal Joey, Broadway, 1940.

Pal Joey Gene Kelly

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 8/24/13 at 1:05am

I'm in the process of viewing many films from the 40's and 50's and I have yet to get to the Gene Kelly films, but I will. It's part leisurely activity and part writing research (developing a script set in the late 40's/early 50's).

It's quite sad, the only Kelly film I've seen is his appearance in Xanadu. I had a roommate who actually loved the movie. I only sat through it because I found him very charming...yeah that's why.

FYI - Wynbish, currently watching "The Awful Truth" with Irene Dunne, just noticed it's same lady in your avatar. She's lovely .

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/24/13 at 9:22am

I love her in The Awful Truth! My favorite Irene/Cary movie

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 8/24/13 at 1:27pm

I think I should start with "The Pirate"...just cause of, you know...

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 8/24/13 at 4:02pm

It's now very hard for me to divorce Gene's face from PJ's avatar. I just know that's what Pal Joey actually looks like out in the real world.