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Gene Kelly’s widow takes dig at ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ star Debbie Reynolds’ dance skills

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“Singin’ in the Rain” debuted on the silver screen, the MGM musical is still as memorable as ever.Patricia Ward Kelly, the widow of the movie’s star and director Gene Kelly, broke down a few myths from the iconic 1952 film, including the oft-told fable about co-star Debbie Reynolds’ dance abilities.“The true story is pretty magical — I don’t think you have to embellish it,” Patricia told Yahoo!

Entertainment recently. “The facts are that they pulled this remarkable thing off, and that everybody is performing at the top of their game.

The true story is a good story.”The famed choreographer, who passed away in 1996, married Patricia in 1990.Kelly’s widow first quipped that “it would be nice if we could get some of [the myths] stopped.

A lot of the myths get printed in books and get taken down as fact and they’re just not.”As for Reynolds, she was cast in the romantic comedy as aspiring actress Kathy Selden, who falls in love with Kelly’s aging silent-era star Don Lockwood.

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