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Liza Minnelli - With Gene Kelly at age 12
In her recently published memoir, she tells the story of dancing with Gene Kelly: “Just before my thirteenth birthday, I went to a party at Uncle Ira's house. Gene Kelly, one of my dad's best friends, was there, and we gathered around the piano as he sang "For Me and My Gal." I joined in, and Gene told me how much he loved my singing. Then he made a stunning offer: He would soon be taping the first of several TV shows, and he asked if I'd do a singing and dancing duet of the

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 12


IIOD Podcast Vol. 1 No. 10 - Patricia Ward Kelly on Gene Kelly
For the finale of the first season of Immortal Icons of Dance, we talked to Patricia Ward Kelly about her late husband, Gene Kelly. Star...

Lauryn Johnson
Nov 29, 2023


Leslie Caron in An American in Paris
I found this photo transparency in the LIFE archives. It depicts Leslie Caron shooting a short Charleston sequence that appears in the...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 5, 2023
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