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Gene Kelly : the making of a creative legend /

"Gene Kelly (1912-1996) was a multi-faceted entertainer whose large fan following views him primarily as a dancer on the big screen. Most people fail to realize that Kelly was a renaissance man--dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, director, teacher-whose career stretched from Broadway musical...

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Main Author: Hess, Earl J., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
Subjects and Genres:
Kelly, Gene, > 1912-1996.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Dancers > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
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  • 1.
  • Son Of Pittsburgh, 1912
  • 1929
  • 2.
  • Dancing Through College, 1929
  • 1933
  • 3.
  • Dance Master Of Pittsburgh, 1933
  • 1938
  • 4.
  • Starting On Broadway, 1938
  • 1940
  • 5.
  • Triumph On Broadway, 1940
  • 1941
  • 6.
  • Taking On Hollywood, 1941
  • 1944
  • 7.
  • Dancing Sailor, 1944
  • 1946
  • 8.
  • Restarting His Career, 1946
  • 1948
  • 9.
  • Red Scare
  • -First Wave, 1946
  • 1949
  • 10.
  • Surging To The Top, 1948
  • 1949
  • 11.
  • Zenith, 1949
  • 1952
  • 12.
  • Turning Point, 1951
  • 1953
  • 13.
  • Red Scare
  • -Second Wave, 1950
  • 1954
  • 14.
  • Sunset Of The Golden Age, 1953
  • 1955
  • 15.
  • New Directions, 1956
  • 1960
  • 16.
  • New Life, 1960
  • 1969
  • 17.
  • Kelly Resurgent, 11970
  • 1979
  • 18.
  • Finale, 1980
  • 1996
  • 19.
  • Renaissance Man.
  • 1.
  • Son of Pittsburgh, 1912-1929
  • 2.
  • Dancing through college, 1929-1933
  • 3.
  • Dance master of Pittsburgh, 1933-1938
  • 4.
  • Starting on Broadway, 1938-1940
  • 5.
  • Triumph on Broadway, 1940-1941
  • 6.
  • Taking on Hollywood, 1941-1944
  • 7.
  • Dancing sailor, 1944-1946
  • 8.
  • Restarting his career, 1946-1948
  • 9.
  • Red scare, first wave, 1946-1949
  • 10.
  • Surging to the top, 1948-1949
  • 11.
  • Zenith, 1949-1952
  • 12.
  • Turning point, 1951-1953
  • 13.
  • Red scare, second wave, 1950-1954
  • 14.
  • Sunset of the Golden Age, 1953-1955
  • 15.
  • New directions, 1956-1960
  • 16.
  • New life, 1960-1969
  • 17.
  • Kelly resurgent, 1970-1979
  • 18.
  • Finale, 1980-1996
  • 19.
  • Renaissance man.

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