on his birthday, Gene Kelly (Born: August 23, 1912; Died:Feb 2, 1996).

Gene Kelly, actor, singer and dancer, is best known for the musicals "For Me and My Gal (1942)", "Anchors Aweigh (1945)", "An American in Paris (1951)", "Singin' in the Rain (1952)" and "It's Always Fair Weather (1955)".

Some other movies he starred in are "Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)", "Thousands Cheer (1943)", "The Cross of Lorraine (1943)", "Cover Girl (1944)", "Christmas Holiday (1944)", "Ziegfeld Follies (1945)", "Living in a Big Way (1947)", "The Pirate (1948)", "The Three Musketeers (1948)", "Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)", "On the Town (1949)", "Black Hand (1950)", "Summer Stock (1950)", "The Devil Makes Three (1952)", "Brigadoon (1954)", "Deep in My Heart (1954)", "Invitation to the Dance (1956)", "Les Girls (1957)", "The Happy Road (1957)", "Marjorie Morningstar (1958)", "Inherit the Wind (1960)", "Let's Make Love (1960)", "What a Way to Go! (1964)", "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort) (1967)", "Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)", "40 Carats (1973)", "Viva Knievel! (1977)" and "Xanadu (1980)".

He played Father Chuck O'Malley on the ABC TV show "Going My Way (1962-1963)".

Some other TV shows he appeared on are "Schlitz Playhouse", "The Love Boat", "North and South" and "Sins".

In 1952 he received the Academy Honorary Award "in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film."

The American Film Institute (AFI) has ranked him as the fifteenth greatest male screen legend in American film history.