Betsy Blair died March 13 at age 85.
She married Gene Kelly in 1941 when she was 17, and he 29. They went to Hollywood and the choreographer became a big star. On the other hand, she took parts but her career went to a halt because her leftist leanings got her into the Hollywood blacklist.
Blair was nominated for a best supporting actress Academy Award for Marty (1955), and two years later, she and Kelly divorced.
She refused to say something bad about Kelly, saying only, "... it just came to an end."
She was known better in Europe an took roles there. She moved to London and married Karel Reisz, the Czech director of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. He died in 2002.
Blair is survived by her daughter, Kerry, with Kelly.
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