Greg Jenner on Gene Kelly

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Recorded05 Sep 2018

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Public historian Greg Jenner has always loved Gene Kelly. "So much better than he had any right to be."Born in Pittsburgh in 1912, Gene Kelly was a broad-shouldered Irish American whose first love was ice hockey. But according to his biographer, Ruth Leon, he revolutionised movie-making by making the camera dance. Kelly's great films are Singin in the Rain, On The Town and An American in Paris - with extracts and archive of Gene speaking, this is a joyful celebration of the great age of Hollywood musicals.Presented by Matthew Parris. Producer Miles WardeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

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