Gene Kelly

His most notable moments on film include:. Q: What does Superman wear under his suit?
Lynde: A dickie. He was the first American to choreograph and stage a ballet in the Paris Opera. What did he do while he was there?
Lynde: Negotiating for peace. Kelly married three times:. Q: Henry Kissinger once visited Japan and went into a geisha house. He also received the Life Achievement Award from American Film Institute in 1985. Q: Why do the Hells Angels wear leather?
Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles so easily.

Kelly was awarded a special Academy Award “in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film” in 1951 and reawarded in 1984's Academy Awards due to a fire which burned down his home in the previous year. But I wouldn't recommend the cookies. Kelly was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1960. Q: What is a "dual purpose cow?"
Lynde: It gives milk and cookies. An energetic and athletic performer, he was known for doing his own stunts. Lynde was gay but did not publicize the fact. Eugene Curran Kelly (born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California after suffering two strokes at the age of 83), was best known as an American dancer in films, but was also an actor, singer, director and choreographer. The coroner who examined Lynde's body said he had the heart of an 80-year old. This condition was brought on by years of extreme substance abuse.

"If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando." -- Gene Kelly. Lynde was found dead of a heart attack in bed in his Beverly Hills home. Dancing on roller skates in An American in Paris. He provided voices in a variety of animated cartoons, including that of "Templeton the Rat" in the film Charlotte's Web and "Sylvester Sneakly" (a/k/a "The Hooded Claw") in the animated television series The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop. Dancing with a mop, a squeaky floorboard and a newspaper in Summer Stock. Lynde was the center square on the Hollywood Squares, played Uncle Arthur in Bewitched and was the befuddled father in Bye Bye Birdie. Singing and dancing in the rain in a much-parodied scene from the film Singin' in the Rain. He was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Patricia Ward (1990–1996). Paul Lynde (full name Paul Edward Lynde) (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. Jeanne Coyne (1960–1973) (two children, Bridget and Tim). Betsy Blair (1940–1957) (one child, Kerry). Xanadu (1980) - final film in which Kelly danced.

This was the second and last time Kelly and Astaire danced together on film. That's Entertainment Part II (1976) - also directed. That's Entertainment! (1974). Hello, Dolly (1969) - Directorial and choreography credits.

The Young Girls Of Rochefort, (1967). What a Way to Go! (1964). Inherit the Wind (1960). Les Girls (1957) - Kelly's final film at MGM Studio.

Invitation to the Dance (1956). Brigadoon (1954). Singin' in the Rain (1952). An American in Paris (1951) - (Academy Award, special achievement, choreography).

Summer Stock (1950) - Judy Garland's final film at MGM Studio. In addition, directorial debut. On the Town (1949) - First musical film to be shot on location. The Pirate (1948).

Ziegfeld Follies - First of two films in which Kelly and Fred Astaire danced together. Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Included number combining live-action and animation, performed by Kelly and Jerry the mouse of Tom and Jerry. Cover Girl (1944) - Kelly danced with himself through trick photography. DuBarry Was a Lady (1943).

For Me and My Gal (1942).