(1912-96) a US dancer, singer, actor, and director who appeared in many musical films in the 1940s and 1950s, especially as a dancer. His most famous film was Singin' in the Rain, in which he sings and dances to a song with the same name.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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