Ore Oduba performs to Singing in the Rain on Strictly With only two of its main performers still alive today, here’s what they got up to in the years after the smash hit found success.
Q. What was George Gershwin known for?
George Gershwin is important for his great talent as a melodist in both popular and classical genres and for his chamber and orchestral works that ingeniously blend the forms and techniques of classical music with elements of popular song and jazz.
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- Q. What was George Gershwin known for?
- Q. What music is George Gershwin known for?
- Q. Did Jean Hagen really talk like that?
- Q. Did they use milk in Singin in the Rain?
- Q. How did they film Singin in the Rain scene?
- Q. Was it really raining in Singin in the Rain?
- Q. Was Debbie Reynolds pregnant during singing in the rain?
Q. What music is George Gershwin known for?
jazz
Q. Did Jean Hagen really talk like that?
In the looping sequence, Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) is seen dubbing the dialogue for Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) because Lina’s voice is shrill and screechy. However, it’s not Reynolds who is speaking, it’s Jean Hagen herself, who actually had a beautiful deep, rich voice.
Q. Did they use milk in Singin in the Rain?
“That is absolutely not true,” Patricia says, tackling one of the most popular myths about Singin’ In The Rain. “They say they put milk in the water to make it so you could see it, and it’s really preposterous. What is was, is really, really terrific cinematography and lighting.”
Q. How did they film Singin in the Rain scene?
The iconic Singin’ in the Rain number was filmed while Gene Kelly had a 103-degree temperature. The scene took more than two days to shoot and Kelly was constantly soaked, causing his wool suit to shrink. Technicians covered two city blocks on the MGM back lot with a tarp to create darkness for the night scene.
Q. Was it really raining in Singin in the Rain?
The title number, filmed on a street set two blocks long on the MGM backlot, took seven days to film, with six hours of fake rain each day. The water was mixed with milk to make it show better on camera, but the mixture made Kelly’s wool suit shrink.
Q. Was Debbie Reynolds pregnant during singing in the rain?
11. Cyd Charisse owed her role in the film to Debbie Reynolds’s lack of experience. (Charisse was actually supposed to have had Caron’s role in An American in Paris, but had to drop out when she got pregnant. She’d given birth only a few months earlier when she took the Singin’ in the Rain job.)
