Kelly, Gene
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...KELLY, GENE 1912 96, American dancer, choreographer, movie actor, and director, b. Pittsburgh. Kelly started dancing...and first gained fame in the title role of the Broadway musical Pal Joey (1940). He moved to Hollywood in 1941 and soon...a thin yet appealing voice. Kelly appeared in such film musicals as Anchors Aweigh (1945), Take Me Out to the Ballgame...as in Inherit the Wind (1960), and directed several movies, including The Happy Road (1950) and Hello Dolly (1969...