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Dancer Gene Kelly stands with ex-prima ballerina Suzanne Farrell during a benefit for the School of American Ballet in New York, Feb. 11, 1992. Farrell presented the movie legend with the school's lifetime achievement award. (AP Photo/Aubrey Reuben)

Legendary song-and-dance man Gene Kelly, left, plants a kiss on the cheek of actor Donald O'Connor at the American Ireland Fund's gala benefit in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 9, 1990. Kelly was honored with the fund's 1990 Heritage Award for outstanding contributions by Americans of Irish descent. O'Connor served as honorary dinner chairman of the event. (AP Photo/Julie Markes)

Actor Gene Kelly, 77, and writer Patricia Ward, 36, pose after they were married in a private ceremony attended by family in Santa Barbara, California, July 20, 1990. They met five years ago in Washington, D.C. The couple will honeymoon in Europe later this summer. (AP Photo)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP This undated file photo shows actor Gene Kelly (C) as he sings the George and Ira Gershwin song "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" in a scene from the 1951 Academy Award winning movie "An American in Paris." George Gershwin, the composer for the film's music, was born 26 September 1898. AFP PHOTO MGM/mn

Left to right: Janet Jackson, Gene Kelly and Shirley Temple pose for photographers backstage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel after the fifth annual American Cinema Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 30, 1988. Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Miss Temple were cited for "distinguished achievement in film" and Miss Jackson was honored as "Performer of the Year" in the field of music. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Gene Kelly a 1933 Pitt graduate, stands beside a bronze star that was dedicated to him at a fund raising luncheon on campus in Pittsburgh, Penn., June 23, 1987. (AP Photo/Keith B. Srakocic)

Well-known American actor Gene Kelly poses with his daughter Bridget in the gardens of the Marigny Theatre in Paris, June 13, 1986 after he received Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during commencement exercises at the American College in Paris. Bridget Kelly graduated from the American College of Arts Degree. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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Gene Kelly and Joan Collins take part in the CBS mini series

David L. Wolper, left, proudly holds his Oscar as he stands with entertainer Gene Kelly backstage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, March 25, 1985. Wolper was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during the 57th annual Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Actor Gene Kelly breaks out in laughter during a photo session prior to a dinner in his honor at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, March 7, 1985. Kelly received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award for his ongoing contributions to the industry. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Entertainer Gene Kelly and daughter Bridget pose for photographers during a New Year's Eve party at Regine's in New York City, Jan. 1, 1984. Kelly is in New York City filming the feature "That's Dancing." The entertainer's Beverly Hills home was damaged by a fire. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Entertainer Gene Kelly and his daughter, Bridget, pose for photographers at Regine's Disco in New York, Dec. 31, 1983. According to Kelly he made a quick purchase of the tuxedo to attend the party following a fire which destroyed his home. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Gene Kelly escorts Liza Minnelli during a break in the filming of their upcoming film, "That's Dancing" in New York, Dec. 2, 1983 (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)

U.S. film star Gene Kelly speaks during a news conference in Paris, France, Sept. 15, 1981. (AP Photo/Eustache Cardenas)

Actor Gene Kelly holds his special Cecil B. De Mille Golden Globe Award presented to him during the 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 31, 1981. (AP Photo)

Dancer Gene Kelly, left, and entertainment clown Burt Epstein, right, celebrated at a tribute to Kelly at the Bel Air estate of the late Conrad Hilton in Los Angeles, June 29, 1980. The event was sponsored by the Diamond Circle for the City of Hope Medical Center. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Hollywood song and dance superstar Gene Kelly gets a guard of honor complete with umbrellas and a chorus of "Singing in the Rain" as he enters the dining room of the Hilton Hotel in London , May 27, 1980 where he was a guest of honor at a Variety Club of Great Britain luncheon. (AP Photo/Laurence Harris)

Actor Gene Kelly, left, director of television's "Battlestar Gallactica", Leslie Stevens, center, and actor Rod Steiger pose together during the USC film school's 50th Anniversary dinner in Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 1979. (AP Photo/Joan Adlen)