Gene Kelly, giant of dance

From: The Boston Globe | Date: February 3, 1996| Author: Jay Carr, Globe Staff | Copyright information

Gene Kelly, the dancer and choreographer who was always pushing to teach the movies new steps, died yesterday at 83. Mr. Kelly, who had suffered strokes in 1994 and 1995, died in his sleep, his publicist said.

If Fred Astaire epitomized elegance and finesse in his top hat, white tie and tails, Mr. Kelly personified exuberance and athleticism. He hurtled through Manhattan in a sailor suit in "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) and "On the Town" (1949), splashed blissfully through puddles in "Singin...

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