Jeanne Coyne (February 28, 1923 – May 10, 1973) was an American

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dancer, choreographer and actress.

Biography

With

Carol Haney Carol Haney (born Carolyn Haney; December 24, 1924 – May 10, 1964) was an American dancer and actress. After assisting Gene Kelly in choreographing films, Haney won a Tony Award for her role in Broadway's ''The Pajama Game'', while later wo ...

(1924 – 1964), Coyne assisted directors

Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are '' On the Town,'' (1949) and ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), both of which he co-directed with Gene Kell ...

and Gene Kelly, both of whom she married. She appeared as a dancer in the MGM films '' Words and Music'', '' On the Town,

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, Singin' in the Rain'' and ''

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''. She was married to Donen from 1948 to 1951, and to Kelly from 1960 to 1973. She and Kelly had two children, Timothy and Bridget. She died on May 10, 1973, in

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, from

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, at the age of 50.

Filmography

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