CARLATA BRADLEY
1952
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996)
Gene Kelly starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen,
co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the
1940s and 1950s.
Kelly’s health declined steadily in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In July 1994, he suffered a stroke and stayed in Ronald Reagan
UCLA Medical Center hospital for seven weeks. In early 1995, he
had another stroke which made him severely disabled. Kelly died
on February 2, 1996.
1949