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Sunday, March 21, 2010 — Friday, March 26, 2010

# 18278: Gene Kelly; Hoagy Carmichael; Al, Bing and Frank
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Gene Kelly: Dancer/Choreographer

featuring Patti Enoch

This versatile song-and-dance man was one of America's leading entertainers who helped convince millions that "real men" could and should dance! Enjoy a biographical overview of Kelly's art highlighted with film clips.

Hoagy Carmichael

featuring Andy Fields

The composer of Stardust and Georgia on My Mind influenced the early jazz age and became a movie icon. Explore Carmichael's life and the performers and lyricists who worked with him, through vintage recordings, videos, and performances.

Al, Bing, and Frank

featuring Bill Messenger

Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra each spawned a generation of imitators and remain enduring symbols of the 20th Century's most classically-crafted popular music. Explore the immense successes of each entertainer in his own time.

 

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