Gene Kelly
1912 to 1996
8 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Gene Kelly across 7 places, from 1929 to 1945. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Gene Kelly was documented, and when
1929year
Pennsylvania State Collegeattested
“He entered the Pennsylvania State College as a journalism major, but after the 1929 crash he left school and found work in order to help his family financially.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1929year
Pennsylvaniaattested
“He entered the Pennsylvania State College as a journalism major, but after the 1929 crash he left school and found work in order to help his family financially.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1931year
University of Pittsburghattested
“In 1931, Kelly enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh to study economics, joining the Theta Kappa Phi fraternity (later known as Phi Kappa Theta after merging with Phi Kappa).”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1931year
Pittsburghattested
“In 1931, he was approached by the Beth Shalom Synagogue in Pittsburgh to teach dance, and to stage the annual Kermesse.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
April 1938month
Pittsburghattested
“After a fruitless search for work in New York, Kelly returned to Pittsburgh to his first position as a choreographer with the Charles Gaynor musical revue Hold Your Hats at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in April 1938.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
April 1938month
Pittsburgh Playhouseattested
“After a fruitless search for work in New York, Kelly returned to Pittsburgh to his first position as a choreographer with the Charles Gaynor musical revue Hold Your Hats at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in April 1938.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
April 1938month
New Yorkattested
“After a fruitless search for work in New York, Kelly returned to Pittsburgh to his first position as a choreographer with the Charles Gaynor musical revue Hold Your Hats at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in April 1938.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1945year
Hollywoodattested
“Reviewing the film, Farber enthused, "Kelly is the most exciting dancer to appear in Hollywood movies." Anchors Aweigh became one of the most successful films of 1945 and Kelly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
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Places Gene Kelly is documented in
Pittsburgh2 presences · 1931 to 1938Hollywood1 presence · 1945New York1 presence · 1938Pennsylvania1 presence · 1929
Pennsylvania State College1 presence · 1929
Pittsburgh Playhouse1 presence · 1938
University of Pittsburgh1 presence · 1931
Other places tied to Gene Kelly in the record
In each of these, a source puts Gene Kelly and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Gene Kelly was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1929year
Heinz Hall for the Performing Artsmentioned
“It's an Irish quality, a jaw-jutting, up-on-the-toes cockiness—which is a good quality for a male dancer to have." He was heavily influenced by an African-American dancer, Robert Dotson, whom he saw perform at Loew's Penn Theatre around…”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1937year
New Yorkmentioned
“He increased his focus on performing and later said: "With time I became disenchanted with teaching because the ratio of girls to boys was more than ten to one, and once the girls reached 16, the dropout rate was very high." In 1937, hav…”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1937year
New York Citymentioned
“He increased his focus on performing and later said: "With time I became disenchanted with teaching because the ratio of girls to boys was more than ten to one, and once the girls reached 16, the dropout rate was very high." In 1937, hav…”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1940year
Pittsburghmentioned
“Kelly returned to Pittsburgh, to his family home at 7514 Kensington Street, in 1940, and worked as a theatrical actor.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
October 1941month
Hollywoodmentioned
“Selznick, agreeing to go to Hollywood at the end of his commitment to Pal Joey, in October 1941.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
October 1944month
New Yorkmentioned
“Selective Service System at the request of his employers, but was classified 1-A, eligible for induction, in October 1944 after an appeal to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt by the head of the Selective Service in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
October 1944month
New York Citymentioned
“Selective Service System at the request of his employers, but was classified 1-A, eligible for induction, in October 1944 after an appeal to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt by the head of the Selective Service in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1951 to 1952period
Parismentioned
“First, An American in Paris (1951) and—probably the most admired of all film musicals—Singin' in the Rain (1952).”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1955year
American Legionmentioned
“His first wife, Betsy Blair, was suspected of being a communist sympathizer, and when United Artists, which had offered Blair a part in Marty (1955), was considering withdrawing her under pressure from the American Legion, Kelly successf…”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1962year
Parismentioned
“In Paris, he directed Jackie Gleason in Gigot (1962), but the film was drastically recut by Seven Arts Productions and flopped.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1965year
Los Angelesmentioned
“He joined 20th Century Fox in 1965, but had little to do—partly due to his decision to decline assignments away from Los Angeles for family reasons.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1966year
New Yorkmentioned
“In 1966, Kelly starred in a musical television special for CBS titled Gene Kelly in New York, New York.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1967year
Francementioned
“Another French effort, Jacques Demy's homage to the MGM musical, The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, 1967), in which Kelly appeared, was a box-office success in France and nominated for Academy Awards for Best Mus…”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
1970year
Las Vegas Valleymentioned
“In 1970, he made another television special: Gene Kelly and 50 Girls, and was invited to bring the show to Las Vegas, which he did for an eight-week stint on the condition he be paid more than any artist had ever been paid there.”
source: Wikipedia: Gene Kelly
July 1994month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Alla NazimovaHollywood · 1945Alfred HitchcockNew York · 1938Thomas WolfeNew York · 1938Gloria SwansonNew York · 1938Ralph H. BaerNew York · 1938Edgard VarèseNew York · 1938
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