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Maurice Chevalier

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Chevalier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born12 September 1888 (age 137)
  • Place of BirthParis, France

Maurice Chevalier

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Chevalier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born12 September 1888 (age 137)
  • Place of BirthParis, France
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PHOTOS
CREDITS
Poster
L'Âge d'or de la pub
star
6.5
2023
Poster
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
star
10.0
2021
Poster
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
star
8.0
2019
Poster
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
star
9.0
2018
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
star
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2015
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Complicated Women
star
6.7
2003
Poster
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
star
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1990
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
star
10.0
1984
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That's Entertainment, Part II
star
6.855
1976
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Hooray for Hollywood
star
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1976
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That's Entertainment!
star
7.3
1974
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
star
-
1973
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Monkeys, Go Home!
star
5.342
1967
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I'd Rather Be Rich
star
5.8
1964
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Panic Button
star
4.2
1964
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Chance at Love
star
5.8
1964
Poster
A New Kind of Love
star
6.2
1963
Poster
In Search of the Castaways
star
6.4
1962
Poster
Jessica
star
4.5
1962
Poster
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
star
-
1962
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Fanny
star
6.8
1961
Poster
Black Tights
star
6.2
1961
Poster
Can-Can
star
6.6
1960
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A Breath of Scandal
star
5.133
1960
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Pepe
star
6.24
1960
Poster
Count Your Blessings
star
4.2
1959
Poster
Gigi
star
6.2
1958
Poster
Love in the Afternoon
star
7.044
1957
Poster
100 Years of Love
star
7.0
1954
Poster
My Seven Little Sins
star
1.0
1954
Poster
Schlagerparade
star
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1953
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Just Me
star
3.8
1950
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Riviera Dream
star
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1950
Poster
A Royal Affair
star
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1949
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Paris 1900
star
5.3
1948
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Silence Is Golden
star
6.8
1947
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Personal Column
star
6.6
1939
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Break the News
star
6.0
1938
Poster
The Man of the Day
star
5.0
1937
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With a Smile
star
6.8
1936
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The Beloved Vagabond
star
5.4
1936
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Le Vagabond bien-aimé
star
4.75
1936
Poster
Folies Bergère
star
5.571
1935
Poster
Folies Bergère
star
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1935
Poster
The Merry Widow
star
6.839
1934
Poster
A Bedtime Story
star
8.0
1933
Poster
The Way to Love
star
-
1933
Poster
Love Me Tonight
star
6.579
1932
Poster
One Hour with You
star
6.533
1932
Poster
Make Me a Star
star
5.5
1932
Poster
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
star
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1932
Poster
The Smiling Lieutenant
star
6.9
1931
Poster
The Stolen Jools
star
5.6
1931
Poster
The Little Cafe
star
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1931
Poster
The House That Shadows Built
star
7.0
1931
Poster
Monkey Business
star
6.952
1931
Poster
The Love Parade
star
6.706
1930
Poster
The Big Pond
star
5.7
1930
Poster
Playboy of Paris
star
7.0
1930
Poster
Paramount on Parade
star
6.1
1930
Poster
Innocents of Paris
star
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1929
Poster
Jim Bougne, boxeur
star
-
1923
Poster
Bad Boy
star
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1923
Poster
Par habitude
star
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1923
Poster
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
star
-
1923
Poster
Gonzague
star
1.0
1923
Poster
Une soirée mondaine
star
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1917
Poster
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants
star
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1914
Poster
La Valse à la mode
star
6.0
1908