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Toronto woman shocked to see video of her dancing with her baby on popular US talk show
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Karen Longwell
Posted on March 07, 2021
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Toronto woman shocked to see video of her dancing with her baby on popular US talk show
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Karen Longwell
Posted on March 07, 2021
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A Toronto woman got a huge surprise when a video of her dancing with her baby daughter appeared on a popular U.S. television show last week.
The video of Adrienne Kennedy and her seven-month-old daughter Addison appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan during the show's Trivia Dancer segment on Feb. 24.
Kennedy filmed herself dancing with her daughter strapped to her in a front carrier in her basement at the beginning of February and sent it into the show not expecting much, she told blogTO.
"We both still had our onesies still on, I just threw it together and I thought I will just enter it as a joke," she said, adding she didn't have make-up on.
It was the first time Kennedy has ever entered a video to a television show. She thought it would be something fun to do during lockdown.
"It was honestly a whim."
Toronto mom Adrienne Kennedy and her daughter Addison danced on a video which appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan.
Kennedy was experiencing back pain when she filmed the video and later learned she had appendicitis.
"I found out later that when I took the video, my appendix had already burst at that time and then a few days later I went to the hospital," she said.
She recovered in time to see herself on TV.
The producers didn't tell her the video would air, and Kennedy just happened to have the show on last Wednesday. Her daughter suddenly started to stare at the TV.
"I am like 'why are you staring at the TV'…and then I am like 'oh that's you!'"
Addison seemed to see herself on TV.
Kennedy said it was a huge surprise.
At the end of the video, show host Kelly Ripa asked her producer, Michael Seth Gelman, if they tell people when they are going to appear on the show.
"I bet her grandparents would like to see the baby on the television," Ripa said.
And in fact, Kennedy said her mother did love seeing it — she sent her a recorded version later.
"I think my mother freaked out more than anyone."
With lockdowns, Kennedy hasn't seen her mother in person for several months. Her mother was a dance teacher and surprised Kennedy at her wedding with a special dance, so she inspired the video entry as well.
"I haven't been able to see my mom so I thought if this really does air, it would be really funny," Kennedy said.
The video had more than 35,000 views and was close to winning the show's most popular dance trivia video of the week contest, but got beat out by a video of a man dancing in the snow in Texas. In the end, he won by just a few votes over Kennedy.
She was happy just to be featured, though.
"The experience was fun, it was fun to be on TV."
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Gene Kelly | Biography, Movies, Songs, Singin’ In The Rain, & Facts
Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain
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- Born:
- August 23, 1912 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- Died:
- February 2, 1996 (aged 83) Beverly Hills California
- Awards And Honors:
- Academy Award (1952) Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1952) Cecil B.
DeMille Award (1981) Emmy Award (1967): Outstanding Children's Program Golden Globe Award (1958): Promoting International Understanding
- Notable Works:
- “A Guide for the Married Man” “Gigot” “Hello, Dolly!” “On the Town” “Singin’ in the Rain” “The Cheyenne Social Club”
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What was Gene Kelly known for?
Gene Kelly was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and motion-picture director known for his athletic style of dancing, combined with classical ballet technique. He also transformed the movie musical and did much to change the American public’s conception of male dancers.
What was Gene Kelly's debut film?
Gene Kelly made his film debut opposite Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942).
What was Gene Kelly's role in Singin' in the Rain?
Gene Kelly was the star of Singin' in the Rain, a film considered by many to be the greatest Hollywood musical ever made.
The film's most unforgettable sequence is Kelly’s performance of the title song, with him swinging from a lamppost in the rain, delighted at falling in love.
What was Gene Kelly's last movie as an actor?
Gene Kelly's final film as an actor was Xanadu (1980), a musical starring pop sensation Olivia Newton-John.
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Gene Kelly, in full Eugene Curran Kelly, (born August 23, 1912, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 2, 1996, Beverly Hills, California), American dancer, actor, choreographer, and motion-picture director whose athletic style of dancing, combined with classical ballet technique, transformed the movie musical and did much to change the American public’s conception of male dancers.
One of five children born to a record company sales executive and a former actress, Kelly dreamed of becoming a professional athlete but was redirected into dancing by his mother.
He studied ballet and other dance forms. Kelly majored in journalism at Pennsylvania State College (now University) and economics at the University of Pittsburgh (A.B., 1933), but the allure of performing proved too strong to resist. He toured in vaudeville with his brother Fred (later a prolific stage and television director), and for several years he ran a successful dancing school in Pittsburgh.
In 1938 he moved to New York City and won a role as a chorus member in Cole Porter’s Leave It to Me, figuring prominently in star Mary Martin’s showstopping number “My Heart Belongs to Daddy.” The following year he was cast in the flashy role of Harry the Hoofer in William Saroyan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Time of Your Life, and in 1940 he achieved stardom with his likeable interpretation of the raffish protagonist in the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical drama Pal Joey. On seeing the play, film producer David O. Selznick offered Kelly a Hollywood contract, and Kelly accepted, doing so because Selznick did not require a screen test of him.
Before leaving New York in 1941, Kelly choreographed the hit musical Best Foot Forward (1941).
Films of the 1940s:
Cover Girl, Anchors Aweigh, The Pirate, and On the TownKelly made his film debut opposite Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), immediately endearing himself to moviegoers with his carefree acting and spontaneous athletic dancing style. It was not until he was loaned to Columbia Pictures to costar in the Rita Hayworth musical Cover Girl (1944) that he was able to bring his own special artistic vision to the big screen. Before Kelly’s arrival, the movie musical had been divided into essentially two basic styles: the splashy, impersonal, girl-filled extravaganzas of Busby Berkeley and the intimate personality vehicles of Fred Astaire. Kelly adroitly bridged the gap between Berkeley’s cinematic pyrotechnics and Astaire’s straightforward theatrical approach with Cover Girl’s “Alter Ego” number, in which, with the aid of meticulously timed special-effects work, he performed a two-man “challenge dance” with himself.
He introduced another innovation in Anchors Aweigh (1945), when he danced with an animated-cartoon mouse (Jerry, of the Tom and Jerry cartoons), and in The Pirate (1948) he staged the first of his many filmed ballets, boldly blending solo dancing, mass movement, offbeat camera angles, and vibrant colours to tell a story in purely visual terms. Kelly also performed several dramatic roles during that period, most notably as D’Artagnan in the swashbuckler The Three Musketeers (1948).
On the Town (1949), codirected by Kelly and his longtime assistant Stanley Donen, further transcended the limits of the Hollywood soundstage with an unforgettable opening musical number filmed entirely on location in the streets of New York City.
Films of the 1950s:
An American in Paris, Singin’ in the Rain, and BrigadoonKelly surpassed that triumph two years later with the Academy Award-winning An American in Paris (1951).
Climaxed by a spectacular 13-minute ballet that incorporated visual motifs of French Post-Impressionism, the film was singled out by critics and filmgoers alike as Kelly’s masterpiece. Since the mid-1970s, however, its reputation has been eclipsed by Singin’ in the Rain (1952), a witty and upbeat spoof of Hollywood during the talkie revolution. With its perfectly balanced mixture of singing, dancing, comedy, and romance, Singin’ in the Rain is now widely regarded as the greatest film musical ever made. His next released musical, Brigadoon (1954), directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Broadway hit, was not a critical or commercial success. Kelly’s decision to drop Agnes de Mille’s stage choreography for new staging of his own designed for the wide-screen Cinemascope format proved particularly controversial.
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Kelly subsequently codirected with Donen and starred in It’s Always Fair Weather (1955), a loose follow-up to On the Town, which showcased Kelly’s creative choreography for Cinemascope.
Equally praiseworthy (though a flop with the public) was his first solo directorial effort, the wordless concert feature Invitation to the Dance (filmed in 1952, released in 1956). But as the 1950s wore on, the movie musical genre fell victim to mounting production costs and diminishing box-office returns. Consequently, Kelly’s film career lost much of its momentum, though he made several credible dramatic appearances in such films as Crest of the Wave (1954).
Films of the 1960s and beyond
After turning in a fine dramatic performance in Inherit the Wind (1960), Kelly directed Gigot (1962), a heart-tugging story filmed in Paris and starring Jackie Gleason as a mute man who takes a waif under his wing. Kelly also directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967), which starred Walter Matthau as the title character being tutored on how to efficiently cheat on his wife. That same year Kelly returned to France to play an American piano player in Jacques Demy’s tribute to Hollywood musicals Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967; The Young Girls of Rochefort).
Hello, Dolly! (1969) was Kelly’s adaptation of the Broadway hit starring Barbra Streisand, Matthau, and Louis Armstrong. The western comedy The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) starred Henry Fonda and James Stewart as two cowboys who unwittingly inherit management of a brothel. Kelly’s final directing credit was as codirector (with Jack Haley, Jr.) of That’s Entertainment, Part 2 (1976), the follow-up to the 1974 original’s compilation of highlights from MGM musicals. He hosted the film with onetime costar Astaire.
Kelly’s final film as an actor was the cult favourite Xanadu (1980), a musical starring pop sensation Olivia Newton-John. Before retiring, his last roles were in the television miniseries North and South (1985) and Sins (1986).
During the last three decades of his life, Kelly received dozens of awards and honours, among them the French Legion of Honour for his choreography of the Paris Opéra Ballet “Pas de Deux” (1960) and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
The most popular dancers in the world
The most popular dancers in the world
In this article we will tell you about those for whom dancing has played a significant role in life and brought incredible popularity.
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Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan is a famous Indian film actor. He first got on the set at the age of 6, where he played a dancing boy. And the main role, which began his career, Hrithik received at the age of 26, playing in the film "Say that you love!".
The female part of India simply melted away from the incredibly charming green-eyed actor, whose dances literally drove you crazy. Hrithik is incredibly plastic, his movements are mesmerizing, as if he is living some kind of life while dancing.
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Madonna
Madonna is an American singer.
From the age of 4, she imitated the dances of the star Shirley Temple, and at the age of 15 she began serious ballet classes. Teachers noted in her incredible natural endurance. Her controversial yet successful career has made Madonna one of the most talked about artists of all time.
Her incendiary dances, which she skillfully demonstrates during her performances, attract the eye. Madonna's dances have always been characterized as moving, rhythmic and mesmerizing movements. And a huge bonus to all this is an incredibly sensual and strong voice. Her concerts are watched with pleasure by millions of people around the world of different ages. Madonna truly deserved the title of one of the most chic dancers on the planet.
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Shakira
Shakira is a Colombian singer who has achieved dizzying popularity thanks to her incendiary songs and beautiful choreography. Shakira's signature dance is considered to be a belly dance, which she always dances with the grace of a cat.
The singer was born and raised in Barranquilla. She wrote her first poem at the age of 4. At the age of 7, a typewriter was bought for her and she continued to write her poems.
At the age of 10, Shakira began to dance in front of the public - she performed oriental dances. Then she won the dance competition "Long live the children!". And a few years later, Shakira released her first album, which, however, was not a success. But, having released the third album in a row, Shakira gained insane popularity and an army of fans. And this is not surprising, because a sonorous and pleasant voice, combined with delightful oriental dances and a beautiful face, are simply doomed to success.
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Martha Graham
Graham is an American dancer and choreographer. She created a troupe, a school and dance technique, all under her own name. Martha was born in Pennsylvania. Her father worked as a doctor and practiced an unusual technique - the use of physical movements to treat nervous disorders.
Marta was very interested in this technique. As a teenager, she studied the art of dance in Los Angeles.
B 1926, in New York, she created her own dance company. She danced until the age of 60, and later worked as a choreographer almost until her death.
Marta invented a new dance language, it expressed passion, rage and ecstasy. Graham was the first dancer to be awarded the highest civilian award, the Order of Freedom.
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Gene Kelly
Gene was born into a family of Irish immigrants. At the age of 8 he was sent to a dance school, but he preferred sports. But at 1929, when the guy went to college, his family was in a difficult financial situation. To help the family, he went to work as a choreographer in the Pittsburgh theater.
Kelly received a bachelor's degree in economics from the university and combined his studies and work as a dance teacher in the studios owned by his family.
But he did not have enough time to devote enough time to several professions and he made a choice in favor of a dancing career. In 1938, Gene began to dance on the stage of Broadway theaters, mainly in the operetta. His debut took place at 1942, in the film "For me and my girlfriend." His dances were known for their unique style - energetic and athletic.
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Joaquin Cortez
Cortez is the most popular Spanish dancer on the planet. He is often positioned as the king of flamenco. He was born in Spanish Cordoba. There were gypsies in his family, which he is very proud of. Cortes became interested in dancing as a child. An example for him was an uncle who was a famous flamenco dancer. At 19In 81, the guy began to take classical dance lessons.
Already at the age of 16, Cortes was accepted into the National Ballet of Spain, where he soon became a soloist. Cortez is a favorite of both men and women and has many celebrity fans such as Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and Naomi Campbell.
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Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is a classical dancer and one of the leading actresses in Bollywood. She was born in Bombay to a Hindu family. The girl did not even think about a career as a dancer, but she learned to dance the Indian Kathak dance.
Dixit's career did not start very well, but a few years later she was included in the list of the most successful Indian actresses and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records in 2001 for the highest fees. She seems to hypnotize with her dance, her graceful and plastic movements are breathtaking. Her style is unique.
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Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev is rightfully considered the greatest ballet dancer of the twentieth century. Their duet with ballerina Margot Fonteyn is still considered legendary. Rudolph led the Paris Opera Ballet Company for 6 years.
In 1961 he toured in Paris and was removed from the tour "for violating the regime of being abroad". But he refused to return to the USSR and was convicted in absentia for treason.
In the last years of his life he acted as a conductor, as he could no longer dance. In 1983, HIV was found in Nureyev's blood. The disease progressed rapidly and Rudolf died of AIDS in 1993.
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Michael Jackson
The 80s pop star wowed the world with his mind-blowing dance moves. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as many as 25 times! In 2009year he was officially recognized as an American legend and icon of pop music.
Michael was born in Gary, Indiana. His father was very strict and harsh with him, but Jackson respected his discipline. In 1983, Jackson first introduced his trademark "moonwalk", which instantly captured the hearts of many people around the planet. Until now, this is considered its unique attribute.
The king of pom music even today has a huge crowd of fans who, even after the death of an idol, continue to love and idolize him.
On June 25, 2009, Michael died of a drug overdose. The news of the death spread around the world within minutes. Millions of people were stunned by such terrible news and for a long time could not come to terms with the loss of a pop idol.
Jackson's albums are released even after his death. They include unreleased songs. Michael Jackson continues to be the king of pop for the whole world.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Baryshnikov - ballet dancer of the USSR and America, honored choreographer. Baryshnikov was born in Riga. He is recognized as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all history.
In 1967 Mikhail entered the Mariinsky Theatre, immediately after graduation. He worked in it for 7 years, instantly becoming famous. Choreographers admired his unique talent, impeccable performance and perfect coordination.
In 1974, Mikhail decided not to return from his tour of Canada. In the same year, Baryshnikov spoke to the Americans for the first time. The audience was wildly delighted, since then Mikhail has become a famous American dancer. He made a great contribution to the development of contemporary ballet and led many artistic projects. Mikhail Baryshnikov is a recognized modern dancer by right.
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The 10 greatest dancers of the 20th century - domestic and foreign artists
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The art of dance originated from time immemorial, and the names of legendary dancers in the history of culture mean no less than the names of poets or sculptors. In the twentieth century, many dancers appeared who conquered the public in different countries. Since the beginning of the last century, the dance has experienced a real dawn, many dancers have moved away from the accepted canons and created their own unique direction, others have remained adherents of classical dance, but in any case, these people managed to express their creative ideas with the help of movements and music.
This article does not rank the best dancers, it is impossible to say which of them was better or more talented. Let's just list those who entered the history of dance forever and after many years will delight and inspire followers with their skill.
Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan is one of the most famous dancers of the early twentieth century. Isadora despised conventions, contemporaries noted that her dance was perceived as a breath of fresh air. The dancer was inspired by antiquity, the girl danced in outfits that were bold for that time, reminiscent of Roman tunics, and Isadora performed most of her dances barefoot. Perhaps Duncan was the first to show that dance is, first of all, improvisation, Isadora boldly expressed her feelings with the help of music and the body.
Isadora Duncan tragically died while rushing to her next performance in Paris. The dancer rode in an open car, her long scarf wrapped around the wheel.
Rudolf Nureyev
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Rudolf Nureyev started dancing at the legendary Mariinsky, then the dancer left for France, asking for political asylum.
Nuriev on stage was distinguished by special charisma and emotionality, scenes from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" paired with Fonteyn entered the history of art as the most powerful performance in a duet.
Vaslav Nezhinsky
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Vaslav Nezhinsky is one of the legendary ballet dancers of the early twentieth century. Unfortunately, video recordings of Nezhinsky's performances have not been preserved, but the testimonies of the audience and archival photographs have been preserved. This dancer was said to be able to fly.
Anna Pavlova
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Nezhinsky's partner for a long time was the legendary Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Anna Pavlova glorified Russian ballet. Royal receptions were held in her honor, poems and songs were dedicated to her. The ballerina experienced every role on stage, knew how to convey the suffering and joy of her heroines. After the revolution, Anna Pavlova left Russia, moved to the States and began performing solo numbers.
The dancer visited Egypt, China, India on tour, and in all corners of the world her performances made a splash.
Michael Jackson
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Ballet dancers are not the only ones who deserve world fame. Dancers in different genres gather full houses and delight the audience. One of the legendary dancers and singers of the 20th century is Michael Jackson. Michael managed to make dance an essential element of pop music. It is difficult to say what was more fascinating in the performances of the artist: his voice or movements. Jackson was distinguished by innate grace and smoothness of movement. His staff often called the maestro a “sponge”, Jackson received such a nickname not only for his flexibility and plasticity, but also for the fact that he simply “absorbed” all new movements and skillfully built them into his performances. In the dances of Michael Jackson, elements of the classics, street parties and many peoples of the world can be traced.
Notably, Jackson was self-taught, but that didn't stop him from becoming the world's greatest dancer.
Martha Graham
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Martha Graham is called "the mother of modern dance". This woman devoted more than seventy years of her life to dancing and choreography. Marta has staged over 150 dance performances and created her own unique dance direction. Graham complemented the movements of classical ballet, created a new language of movements based on the capabilities of the human body.
Martha was the first dancer to perform at the White House, she was awarded the title of "Ambassador of the Arts", she traveled all over the world, studied the dance traditions of different countries, founded schools and shared her experience. Martha Graham received the highest honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her name will forever go down in the history of dance as the founder of the modern direction.
Josephine Baker
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The dawn of jazz culture gave the world not only legendary musicians and singers, but also dancers.
One of the legends of the Jazz Age was Josephine Baker, a dancer of African descent. Josephine was born in the States but moved to Paris as a teenager. In the capital of arts, a girl with a bewitching voice and unsurpassed plasticity quickly gained popularity. The first success of the dancer was an African dance, which she danced in a skirt made of banana leaves.
One of the reasons for moving to France was the racism that flourished in America at that time. In Paris, Josephine did not suffer from harassment, but she struggled all her life with manifestations of racial hostility. Baker adopted twelve children of different nationalities, she said that by doing so she contributes to the fight against racism.
Another interesting fact from the dancer's life: active participation in the Resistance movement during the Second World War. Josephine received a pilot's license, participated in reconnaissance operations, rose to the rank of lieutenant.
At the end of her life, Josephine returned to the States, she performed on stage until the age of 75.
A volcano crater on Venus was named after Baker.
Makhmud Esambaev
In one of his interviews Makhmud Esambaev said: “Dance is my life, with the help of dance I breathe, lungs do not count”. Esambaev is a Soviet dancer born in a small Chechen village near Grozny. At the age of fifteen, Mahmud entered the choreographic school, and at the age of sixteen he performed in the military theater. During the liberation of Pyatigorsk, the artist was wounded in the leg, the doctors said that he would no longer be able to dance, but fortunately, the doctors' predictions did not come true.
Esambaev performed until old age, and one of the artist's most popular programs was "Dances of the Peoples of the World." Mahmud showed on the stage not numbers, but short stories-novellas, which combined both cultural traditions and customs of a certain country.
Esambaev also danced in ballet, in particular, in Swan Lake, acted in films dedicated to dance art, became an international laureate of prestigious competitions more than once, received the title of People's Artist of the USSR and several republics, including Kazakhstan, where the dancer began his career , and where the program "dances of the peoples of the world" was conceived.
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly is one of the most popular American musical stars. Jim Kelly was engaged in dancing, choreography, participated in theatrical productions, made films.
Gene Kelly's most popular role was in the musical Singing in the Rain. The actor managed to convey the character of his characters, emotions, experiences, feelings through dance movements. Kelly performed his famous dance in the rain with a temperature of 39. But it is absolutely impossible for the viewer to guess about the serious condition of the dancer: Jin easily jumps through the puddles, sings, his every movement is filled with joy.
Colleagues and friends of Jin noted that the warmth and positiveness that could be conveyed through the blue screen were inherent in the actor and dancer in life as well. It seemed that Kelly was completely devoid of stellar pathos and ambition, he was just doing what he loved: dancing, playing, singing.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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Star couple of American cinema of the 20-40s.
