deaths
February 2, 1996
Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (born 1912)
Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.
February 2
February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the end of the year.