Originally Posted By kennect So sorry to hear the news that she has died....She made for some unforgettable memories for me as I discovered those classic musicals of days gone by...
Originally Posted By TDLFAN This saddens me terribly. I loved her to pieces. Class act all around. A great talent to be missed terribly. Thank God we'll always have her on film. Very sad indeed. RIP.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I teared up when I heard the news last night. She was such a phenomenal talent. I especially love her in Brigadoon & in the ballet section of Singin' in the Rain.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The term "legs up to THERE" was invented for Cyd Charisse. And if it wasn't, it should have been.
Originally Posted By friendofdd She was wonderful! I am watching her right now in "Brigadoon" on TCM.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove FIONA: I think real loneliness is no' bein' in love in vain, but no' bein' in love at all. If ye love someone enough, anythin' is possible....rest in peace, dear Cyd Charisse.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Two of my favorite movie musicals are THE BAND WAGON and SILK STOCKINGS. She was awesome.
Originally Posted By kennect Life is strange...I would have never known who Cyd Charisse was without my friend Bill Johnson...Sadly he died this past Christmas...He was my film library...He knew about every film ever made...Oh how I miss him....
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Well, I imagine he's getting his library in tip-top shape now. First-hand info from all the great folks from yesteryear...Cyd, included. xoxo
Originally Posted By danyoung I only knew Cyd's work from the Gene Kelly movies, but I really appreciated her looks and her talent. Anybody know what she died from?
Originally Posted By kennect SoThis, That is funny...I hadn't thought of it that way...If that is the case he truly is in heaven...He lived for the movies and he loved nothing more than the musicals....
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove kennect, I certainly look forward to meeting him in film heaven! Musicals are my bag, baby!
Originally Posted By kennect OK SoThis, Look for Bill Johnson...And when you find him make sure you have him tell you why "Mildred Pierce" was such a great film....Funny thing is he died at eighty six years of age...But he was ageless....He loved "Hairspray" from last summer....OH and he also loved "Moulin Rouge" from a couple of years ago...I was just sad the he didn't get to see "Sweeney Todd" on film...That I know he would have loved....
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Sounds like a lovebug. I love that he's open to the newer stuff. I'll keep my eye out and we'll sing "Almost Like Being in Love" to each other. And we'll ask Cyd to dance with Gene and it will be sensational...
Originally Posted By kennect Only if Gene is wearing his shorts from....My brain goes dead here...You know the film I am talking about...The pirate number!!! Judy Garland????? Funny thing about Gene Kelly is the idea that very late in his life he apparently would do most anything to make a dime...When I was doing retail years ago he was hired as a celebrity to show up and help open a mall in this area...That I thought was so very sad...But then again in my retail career I got to meet Ginger Rogers when she supposedly was designing lingerie for JCPenney umpteen years ago...Go figure....
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Oh my gosh!!!!!! Yeah, from "The Pirate"!!! One of my most favorite Gene/Judy moments comes in a film that (by tradition) I grab my DD18 and MAKE HER WATCH: "Summer Stock". There's a nice romantic moment between them. But, DD18 HAS to watch the number that Gene does with Phil Silvers. The one with allllll the dogs. It disgusts her and we just laugh and laugh. Oh well, yeah, it's sad. We get old. Bummer. If you're a reader, get "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven" by Fannie Flagg. Nice bits involving Ginger Rogers. (LOVE her and Fred, by the way....)
Originally Posted By kennect I love Fannie Flagg....But I really know nothing about her...Even though I did live in AL. for some time....You have me really curioius Fannie and Ginger???? The other thing...I would have never remembered the title of The Pirate without looking it up...It isn't my favorite film by any means but I always can picture those well defined legs that Gene had that never got shown off in other films that I can think of...Forget Gene Kelly, for me just throw me Ginger and Fred doing the Continental...That number will make me happy forever....
