Happy Birthday, TOMMY RALL!

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 7:18pm

I MISSED HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY BY A WEEK!

So sorry!

I adore him. Here is my post from last year:


December 27, 2008

He's 79 today. Some consider him the greatest film dancer of all time. (I forgot that he was in the original Broadway production of JUNO in 1959.)

He does a fabulous duet with Bob Fosse in the film MY SISTER EILEEN...and dances circles around Bob Fosse. Bob Fosse!

In addition to dancing and acting, he was also a successful opera singer and, later in life, became a wonderful painter.


Happy Birthday, Mr. Rall...and many more!




KISS ME KATE:







MY SISTER EILEEN:




SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS:



PENNIES FROM HEAVEN:


IN RECENT YEARS:

Updated On: 1/4/10 at 07:18 PM

[nmartin]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 7:51pm

Wow! I had no idea he was still around.
From This Moment On is one of the best dance numbers ever.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 7:55pm

He was such an incredible, strong dancer. Love him in Seven Brides, My Sister Eileen, and Kiss Me Kate!

And my mom had the biggest crush on him, so she always told me.



Happy Birthday, Mr. Rall!

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 10:00pm

Besty, your mom had a good eye. I forgot to mention in the original post that he was also extremely good-looking! (And he aged quite well, imo.)

Here is the aforementioned duet with Bob Fosse, who choreographed. (BTW, MY SISTER EILEEN was Fosse's first film credit as choreographer.)



Tommy Rall thrills and amazes!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 11:31pm

God, I love that man.

"Why Can't You Behave" with Ann Miller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr4RI56HvxU

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/28/08 at 10:43am

I love that photo with him and Kathryn Grayson! She still looks pretty dang good, too!

So few of the MGM-ers left now.

[tazber]

Posted: 12/28/08 at 10:50am

I was woefully unaware of his amazing career. Thanks for enlightening me miss P (and nmartin, PJ, and besty).

Happy birthday!

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 12/28/08 at 11:53am

Here he is in the famous barn-raising scene from SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. He's that gorgeous brother wearing the red shirt. Also, Russ Tamblyn (of WEST SIDE STORY fame) is the brother in blue.



Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

[romantico]

Posted: 12/28/08 at 12:13pm

He has aged very well! First movie I noticed him in was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I don't think I took my eyes off him during the Barn Dance.WOW! He looks very good!

[Gavin Rehfeldt]

Posted: 1/4/10 at 12:28am

He looks great! And, man, he could wear a pair of pants back in the day. Will have to look into his art as well.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 1:02pm

Love him. And I had no idea about his later career as a painter!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 1:12pm

Happy, happy, happy birthday!

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 4:26pm

I was completely knocked-out by him in Milk and Honey. His performance was inspirational.