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Maurice Chevalier‌

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Maurice Chevalier

Paris, France

Maurice Chevalier

Paris, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1888-09-12

Popularity

star12.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant‌
star6.9
calendar 1931

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight‌
star6.6
calendar 1932

Can-Can

Can-Can‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

One Hour with You

One Hour with You‌
star6.5
calendar 1932

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow‌
star6.7
calendar 1934

Personal Column

Personal Column‌
star6.6
calendar 1939

Galas de la Paramount

Galas de la Paramount‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier

Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier‌
star10.0
calendar 2021

Gigi

Gigi‌
star6.2
calendar 1958

Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

The Love Parade

The Love Parade‌
star6.6
calendar 1930

A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal‌
star5.1
calendar 1960

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools‌
star5.6
calendar 1931

Pepe

Pepe‌
star6.1
calendar 1960

Fanny

Fanny‌
star6.8
calendar 1961

Jessica

Jessica‌
star4.3
calendar 1962

A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story‌
star8.0
calendar 1933

The Big Pond

The Big Pond‌
star5.9
calendar 1930

Silence Is Golden

Silence Is Golden‌
star6.7
calendar 1947

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star‌
star5.5
calendar 1932

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings‌
star4.2
calendar 1959

I'd Rather Be Rich

I'd Rather Be Rich‌
star5.8
calendar 1964

With a Smile

With a Smile‌
star6.8
calendar 1936

Folies Bergère

Folies Bergère‌
star5.2
calendar 1935

The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants

The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants‌
star0.0
calendar 1914

100 Years of Love

100 Years of Love‌
star7.0
calendar 1954

Paris Nineteen Hundred

Paris Nineteen Hundred‌
star5.3
calendar 1948

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub‌
star6.5
calendar 2023

Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris‌
star7.0
calendar 1930

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

Black Tights

Black Tights‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

The Beloved Vagabond

The Beloved Vagabond‌
star5.4
calendar 1936

Break the News

Break the News‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Innocents of Paris

Innocents of Paris‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

The Little Cafe

The Little Cafe‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Folies Bergère

Folies Bergère‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Panic Button

Panic Button‌
star4.2
calendar 1964

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade‌
star6.4
calendar 1930

Just Me

Just Me‌
star3.8
calendar 1950

Riviera Dream

Riviera Dream‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

La Valse à la mode

La Valse à la mode‌
star6.0
calendar 1908

Monkeys, Go Home!

Monkeys, Go Home!‌
star5.4
calendar 1967

The Way to Love

The Way to Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

My Seven Little Sins

My Seven Little Sins‌
star1.0
calendar 1954

A New Kind of Love

A New Kind of Love‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

The Man of the Day

The Man of the Day‌
star5.0
calendar 1937

Le Vagabond bien-aimé

Le Vagabond bien-aimé‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Le Vagabond bien-aimé

Le Vagabond bien-aimé‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Schlagerparade

Schlagerparade‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure‌
star9.0
calendar 2018

Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol‌
star8.0
calendar 2019

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built‌
star7.0
calendar 1931

Jim Bougne, boxeur

Jim Bougne, boxeur‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

Monkey Business

Monkey Business‌
star7.0
calendar 1931

Chance at Love

Chance at Love‌
star5.8
calendar 1964

Une soirée mondaine

Une soirée mondaine‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

Par habitude

Par habitude‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

Bad Boy

Bad Boy‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine

L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

Gonzague

Gonzague‌
star1.0
calendar 1923

Tv Credits

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
star5.3
calendar 1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star4.3
calendar 1958

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
star6.4
calendar 1952

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67‌
star5.7
calendar 1966

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show‌
star4.0
calendar 1956

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour‌
star8.8
calendar 1957

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Cadet Rousselle

Cadet Rousselle‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Système 2

Système 2‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama‌
star8.0
calendar 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

Le Siècle des icônes

Le Siècle des icônes‌
star6.5
calendar 2022

The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity‌
star6.0
calendar 1969

La Chance aux chansons

La Chance aux chansons‌
star4.0
calendar 1984

Der Sport-Spiegel

Der Sport-Spiegel‌
star6.0
calendar 1963