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TIL Debbie Reynolds was not a dancer when she made Singin' in the Rain (1952). Gene Kelly apparently insulted her for lacking dance experience. when Fred Astaire was in the studio, he found her crying under a piano. On hearing what had happened, Astaire volunteered to help her with her dancing.

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