Died Today (February 2nd): Gene Kelly (1912–1996)

Gene Kelly (1912–1996) Born: August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Died: February 2, 1996 (age 83) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA [on Guys and Dolls (1955) I was born to play Sky Masterson the way [Clark Gable] was born to play Rhett Butler, but those bastards at MGM refused to loan me… Continue reading Died Today (February 2nd): Gene Kelly (1912–1996)

Died Today (February 1st): Buster Keaton (1895–1966)

Buster Keaton (1895–1966) Born: October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, USA Died: February 1, 1966 (age 70) in Los Angeles, California, USA Half of our scenes, for God’s sakes, we only just talked over. We didn’t actually get out there and rehearse ’em. We would just walk through it and talk about it. We crank… Continue reading Died Today (February 1st): Buster Keaton (1895–1966)