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Born in Pittsburgh in 1912, Gene Kelly was a dance instructor and appeared in the hit Broadway Musical Pal Joey. While Fred Astaire was dancing in a top hat and tails, Gene Kelly would don the work clothes of the everyman to match his more physical style. His Hollywood debut was the 1942 musical For Me And My Girl, followed by a long series of musicals in which he was often the co-director and choreographer, such as An American In Paris and Singin' In The Rain. Gene Kelly received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 1985.
