A MOVING LOOK AT GENE KELLY

From: The Boston Globe | Date: March 5, 2002| Author: Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent | Copyright information

Gene Kelly referred to himself as "a blue-collar movie star." But while he may have made his mark as an everyman, he was the ultimate Hollywood Renaissance man, a superstar leading man, dancer, choreographer, director, and writer who transformed the film musical.

PBS's "Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer," which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the classic "Singin' in the Rain," is a lively, provocative, and moving exploration of an icon of Hollywood's golden age. Interviews with K...

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