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Kelly was awarded the Legion of Honor by the FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. government in 1960.

1 Partial filmography

• For Me and My Gal (1942)
• DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)
• Cover Girl (1944) - Kelly danced with himself through trick photography.
• Anchors AweighThis article is about the song "Anchors Aweigh". For the 1945 film of the same name starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, see: Anchors Aweigh (movie . Anchors Aweigh is the song of the United States Navy, composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmerman with lyr (1945) - Included number combining live-action and animation, performed by Kelly and Jerry the mouse of Tom and JerryFor other uses, see Tom and Jerry''. Tom and Jerry were an animated cat Tom and mouse Jerry team who formed the basis of a massively successful series of theatrical short cartoons created by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Metro-Go.
• Ziegfeld FolliesThe Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. Promotional artwork for 1912 Ziegfeld Follies Inspired by the Folies Bergeres of Paris, and reportedly suggested to Ziegfeld by the - First of two films in which Kelly and Fred AstaireFred Astaire ( May 10, 1899 June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway ballroom dancer and actor. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. Astaire" was a name taken danced together.
• The Pirate (1948)
• On the TownOn the Town is a musical first performed in 1944, with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was expanded from the ballet Fancy Free on which Bernstein worked with choreographer Jerome Robbins. It features the (1949) - First musical film to be shot on location. In addition, directorial debut.
• Summer Stock (1950) - Judy Garland's final film at MGM Studio.
• An American in ParisAn American in Paris is a symphonic composition by American composer George Gershwin which debuted in 1928. Inspired by Gershwin's time in Paris, it is in the form of an extended tone poem evoking the sights and energy of the French capital in the 1920s. (1951) - ( Academy Award, special achievement, choreography)
• Singin' in the Rain (1952)
• Brigadoon (1954)
• Invitation to the Dance (1956)
• Les Girls (1957) - Kelly's final film at MGM Studio. Also the last film Kelly danced in.
• Inherit the Wind (1960)
• What a Way to Go! (1964)
• The Young Girls Of Rochefort , (1967)
• Hello, Dolly (1969) - Directorial and choreography credits.
• That's Entertainment! (1974)
• That's Entertainment Part II (1976) - also directed. This was the second and last time Kelly and Astaire danced together on film.
• Xanadu (1980)

Kelly was awarded a special Academy 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” in 1951 and reawarded in 1984's Academy Awards due to a fire which burned down his home in the previous year. He also received the Life Achievement Award from American Film Institute in 1985

Kelly married three times:

• Betsy Blair ( 1940– 1957) (one child, Kerry)
• Jeanne Coyne ( 1960– 1973) (two children, Bridget and Tim)
• Patricia Ward ( 1990– 1996)

He was the first American to choreograph and stage at the ballet in a Paris Opera.