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Wikipedia July 21, 2026 at 04:05 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly

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He always choreographed his own dance routines
Correction

This overstates Kelly's control over his film choreography. Reliable film references say he was not initially allowed to choreograph at MGM, and that 'Cover Girl' was his first major chance to do so.

Full reasoning

The word "always" is too absolute here.

Turner Classic Movies states that on Cover Girl (1944), Kelly was allowed "for the first time in his career, to choreograph ... his own routines." AFI's catalog similarly says Cover Girl marked Kelly's "first significant venture into film choreography" and that he devised the routines for his character there.

If Kelly's first chance to choreograph his own film routines came in 1944, then it is inaccurate to say he always choreographed his own dance routines across his musical-film career. Early films included routines staged by other choreographers.

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  • Guest Programmer: Bill Condon | TCM

    Recognizing Kelly's talent and ambition, the studio allowed him, for the first time in his career, to choreograph (with frequent collaborator Stanley Donen) his own routines.

  • Cover Girl (1944) | AFI Catalog

    This picture marked Gene Kelly's first significant venture into film choreography... Kelly actually devised the routines performed by his character 'Danny' ... and was assisted by Stanley Donen.

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Directed by Woody Allen
Correction

Woody Allen wrote and appeared in the TV special, but he was not its director. UCLA and the Paley Center both credit Charles S. Dubin as director.

Full reasoning

This TV-table entry misattributes the directing credit.

The UCLA Film & Television Archive listing for Gene Kelly in New York, New York gives the credits as: "Director: Charles S. Dubin. Writers: Johnny Bradford, Woody Allen." The Paley Center's catalog entry likewise lists Charles S. Dubin ... Director and Woody Allen ... Writer, Cast.

So Woody Allen was involved as a writer/performer, but not as the director.

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It was also nominated for an Emmy for best singing.
Correction

The Emmy nomination for 'Dancing: A Man's Game' was for choreography, not for 'best singing.' Official Television Academy records list Gene Kelly as a nominee for Best Choreography for Television.

Full reasoning

The stated Emmy category is wrong.

The Television Academy's nominees-and-winners page for the 1959 Emmy Awards lists Omnibus / Gene Kelly as a nominee for "Best Choreography For Television." UCLA's Film & Television Archive also notes that Kelly received an Emmy nomination for "Best Choreography for Television" for Dancing: A Man's Game.

So the program was not nominated for an Emmy for "best singing"; the nomination was specifically for choreography.

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