DENNIS MICHAEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I remember we went over to Gene Kelly's house, I believe it was 1993. They were doing publicity for "That's Entertainment III." He was very calm, always had a smile, always ready with an answer. I found him to be old Hollywood with all the good things that that implies and was a charming guy. (</s>BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN," 1952) GENE KELLY, ACTOR: I'm singin' and dancin' in the rain...</s>MICHAEL: I mean, you see "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in Paris" -- both, I think those are the two magnum opuses of his career -- and it showed what can be done with dance in a film that almost no one has had the nerve or, you know, the expertise to carry off. In "An American in Paris" and in "On the Town," those kind of films, you couldn't separate the dance from the movie and you wouldn't want to. He was so able to act as a dancer or dance as an actor. He brought something to film that I don't think anyone has ever -- has ever equaled or has even come close to.
CNN 20: Gene Kelly Dies, February 2, 1996