Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand and Gene Kelly on the set of Hello Dolly (1969)
French postcard in the Entr'acte series by Éditions Asphodèle, Mâcon, no. 005/13. Collection: B. Courtel / D.R. Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand, and Gene Kelly on the set of Hello Dolly! (Gene Kelly, 1969). Caption: A moment of pause for Gene Kelly and his stars, Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong.
Gene Kelly (1912-1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945), On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955).
Barbra Streisand (1942) began a successful recording career in the 1960s. In 1968, she made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl, a reprise of her Broadway hit. She won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role. Other notable films include What's Up, Doc? (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and A Star Is Born (1976) for which she received her second Academy Award for composing the music to the picture’s main song, Evergreen. By the 1980s, Streisand established herself as one of Hollywood's most notable figures by becoming the first woman to direct, produce, script, and star in her own picture, in Yentl (1983).
American trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was one of the most important creative forces in the early development and perpetuation of Jazz. Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, is renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing. He recorded hit songs for five decades and composed dozens of songs that have become jazz standards. With his superb comic timing and unabashed joy of life, Louis Armstrong also appeared in more than thirty films.
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Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand and Gene Kelly on the set of Hello Dolly (1969)
French postcard in the Entr'acte series by Éditions Asphodèle, Mâcon, no. 005/13. Collection: B. Courtel / D.R. Louis Armstrong, Barbra Streisand, and Gene Kelly on the set of Hello Dolly! (Gene Kelly, 1969). Caption: A moment of pause for Gene Kelly and his stars, Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong.
Gene Kelly (1912-1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945), On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955).
Barbra Streisand (1942) began a successful recording career in the 1960s. In 1968, she made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl, a reprise of her Broadway hit. She won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role. Other notable films include What's Up, Doc? (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and A Star Is Born (1976) for which she received her second Academy Award for composing the music to the picture’s main song, Evergreen. By the 1980s, Streisand established herself as one of Hollywood's most notable figures by becoming the first woman to direct, produce, script, and star in her own picture, in Yentl (1983).
American trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was one of the most important creative forces in the early development and perpetuation of Jazz. Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, is renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing. He recorded hit songs for five decades and composed dozens of songs that have become jazz standards. With his superb comic timing and unabashed joy of life, Louis Armstrong also appeared in more than thirty films.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.