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Maurice Chevalier
Actor
Born September 12, 1888Died January 1, 1972 (83 years)
Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including The Love Parade, The Big Pond, The Smiling Lieutenant, One Hour with You and Love Me Tonight. His trademark attire was a boater hat and tuxedo.
Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in l'Alcazar in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, where he found new success at the Palace Theatre.
After this, he toured the United States, where he met the American composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and brought the operetta Dédé to Broadway in 1922. He developed an interest in acting and had success in Dédé. When talkies arrived, he went to Hollywood in 1928, where he played his first American role in Innocents of Paris. In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Love Parade (1929) and The Big Pond (1930), which secured his first big American hits, "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight".
In 1957, he appeared in Love in the Afternoon, which was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. In 1958, he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi. In the early 1960s, he made eight films, including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year. In 1970, he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film The Aristocats.
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Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in l'Alcazar in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, where he found new success at the Palace Theatre.
After this, he toured the United States, where he met the American composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and brought the operetta Dédé to Broadway in 1922. He developed an interest in acting and had success in Dédé. When talkies arrived, he went to Hollywood in 1928, where he played his first American role in Innocents of Paris. In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Love Parade (1929) and The Big Pond (1930), which secured his first big American hits, "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight".
In 1957, he appeared in Love in the Afternoon, which was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. In 1958, he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi. In the early 1960s, he made eight films, including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year. In 1970, he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film The Aristocats.
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Known For
Filmography
2008 | The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics · as Jacques Paganel |
2007 | To Each His Own Cinema · as (segment "épilogue") |
2001 | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special · as Cast |
1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
1967 | Monkeys, Go Home! · as Father Sylvain |
1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich · as Philip Dulaine |
1964 | Panic Button · as Phillippe |
1962 | In Search of the Castaways · as Jacques Paganel |
1962 | Jessica · as Father Antonio |
1961 | |
1960 | Can-Can · as Paul Barriere |
1960 | A Breath of Scandal · as Prince Philip |
1959 | Count Your Blessings · as Duc De St. Cloud |
1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
1958 | Gigi · as Honoré Lachaille |
1957 | Love in the Afternoon · as Claude Chavasse |
1954 | My Seven Little Sins · as Comte André De Courvallon |
1954 | 100 Years of Love · as Massimo (segment "amore 1954") |
1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1950 | Just Me · as Maurice Vallier Dit 'ma Pomme' |
1949 | A Royal Affair · as The King |
1947 | Man About Town · as Emile Clément |
1939 | Personal Column · as Robert Fleury |
1938 | Break the News · as François Verrier |
1937 | The Man of the Hour · as Alfred Boulard |
1936 | With a Smile · as Victor Larnois |
1936 | The Beloved Vagabond · as Gaston De Nerac 'paragot' |
1936 | Le vagabond bien-aimé · as Caston De Nerac |
1935 | L'homme des Folies Bergère · as Eugene Charlier / Baron Cassini |
1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris · as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand Cassini |
1935 | The Merry Widow · as Danilo |
1934 | The Merry Widow · as Count Danilo |
1933 | The Way to Love · as François |
1933 | A Bedtime Story · as Monsieur Rene |
1932 | Love Me Tonight · as Maurice 'baron' Courtelin |
1932 | Make Me a Star · as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited) |
1932 | One Hour with You · as Dr. Andre Bertier |
1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant · as Lt. Nikolaus 'niki' Von Preyn |
1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as (archive Footage) |
1930 | Playboy of Paris · as Albert Loriflan |
1930 | The Big Pond · as Pierre Mirande |
1930 | Paramount on Parade · as Apache |
1929 | The Love Parade · as Count Alfred Renard |
1923 | Jim Bougne, boxeur · as Maurice |