“I didn’t know that about Gene Kelly!”
That’s a comment that Patricia Ward Kelly hears all the time.
Mrs. Kelly is a biographer, journalist, film historian and the widow of beloved entertainer, choreographer and director Gene Kelly. She first met her husband in 1985, when she wrote a television special which he narrated. Following that project, Gene Kelly invited her to write his memoirs–and the couple eventually fell in love, married and were together until his death in 1996.
In tribute to her husband, and to carry on his innovative work, Mrs. Kelly has created her live stage show, Gene Kelly: The Legacy, an Evening With Patricia Ward Kelly. In the course of her nationally-touring presentation, she shares film clips (rare and well-known) as well as memorabilia and audio from nearly ten years of interviews with her husband.
Mrs. Kelly talked about her first meeting with Gene Kelly, shared some insights into his personality and previewed her live show.
Gene Kelly: The Legacy, an Evening With Patricia Ward Kelly comes to the Pasadena Playhouse on Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m.
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