Debbie Reynolds, who died aged 84, is best remembered as voice artist Kathy Selden in "Singin' in the Rain". Here are some things to know about the smash 1952 film that has become a Hollywood classic. The film's most famous moment sees star Gene Kelly tap dancing in torrential rain with his umbrella after bidding goodbye to his sweetheart, played by Reynolds.It took two and half days to shoot the scene and Kelly's soaked wool suit kept shrinking in the rain.
It was nominated for just two Oscars in 1953, best female performance in a supporting role (Jean Hagan) and best musical score. It won neither. The film has been adapted multiple times for the stage despite objections from director Stanley Donen: in London in 1983, for Broadway in 1986 and in London again in 2000. Other versions have been performed internationally. The story's central plot line in which an actor struggles to adapt to the change from silent film to speaking roles in the 1920s has been copied in The Artist (2011).
