Gene Kelly was never very popular as a singer, even though he did cut records and was seen in movie roles in which he sang — rather, it was his work onscreen as a dancer, choreographer, and director that allowed him to exert a key influence over the popularity of certain song catalogs in the mid-20th century. Showing an early aptitude in both gymnastics and dance, Eugene Curran Kelly, as he …

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