Basic Information About Maurice Chevalier
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Singer, Actor, Entertainer, Dancer |
| Net worth | $10,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1888-09-12 |
| Place of birth | Ménilmontant |
| Date of death | 1972-01-01 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | France |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Straw boater hat and cane Tuxedo Theme Song: "Louise" Heavy French accent Valentine was his trademark song |
| Spouse | Yvonne Vallée - (10 October 1927 - 28 April 1933) (divorced) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.791 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Maurice Chevalier win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Chevalier roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Can-Can | Paul Barriere |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1970 |
Maurice Chevalier's Quotes
- Love the public the way you love your mother.
- An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.
- [on why he preferred personal appearances to films] The cinema is rather like a beautiful woman whom you would court only by telephone.
- Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.
- [on Jeanette MacDonald] I later heard her referred to as the "Iron Butterfly", although I was surprised to hear that she found that amusing. I never thought she had much of a sense of humor. When we worked together she always objected to anyone telling a risqué story.
Maurice Chevalier's photos
Interesting Facts about Maurice Chevalier
- Born at 2:0am-LMT
- Chevalier was an infantryman in the French army during World War I and was captured by German troops in 1914. He spent two years in the Alten Grabow POW camp.
- In 1951, the U.S. State Department declared Chevalier "potentially dangerous" to the security of the United States because he had signed a petition against nuclear weapons called the Stockholm Appeal.
- In his youth, he was a sparring partner to heavyweight boxing champion Georges Carpentier.
- Introduced his theme song, "Louise" (music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Leo Robin), in his first U.S. film, Innocents of Paris (1929).
- On his death the "Times" of London wrote: "Paris has lost another piece of its history and of its legend".
- Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde. [1968]
- As the star of radio's long-running "Chase and Sanborn Hour", he earned $5000 weekly, a record for radio performers up to that time.
- In 1944, after Paris was liberated by the Allies, Chevalier was arrested by French authorities on charges of collaborating with the Nazis during the occupation and put on trial. He was acquitted, but feelings ran high against him among the French public and government, and it was several years before he was granted a visa to leave the country.
- Director Rouben Mamoulian consented to write the foreword for "Chevalier: The Films and Career of Maurice Chevalier.".
- From 1941 to 1945, he sang the songs composed by Henri Betti as "Notre Espoir" (1941), "La Chanson du Maçon" (1941), "La Polka des Barbus" (1942) and "La Fête à Neu-Neu" (1943).
- When Lubitsch told him he was going act as the prince in The Love Parade, he said he would never be able carry conviction except as someone from a humble background. Lubitsch had to talk him into it.
- Great granduncle of Alexis Chevalier.
- Starred in five Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Love Parade (1929), De lachende luitenant (1931), 'n Uurtje met jou (1932), Gigi (1958) and Fanny (1961). Gigi is the only winner.
- When 11 made his debut as a dancer and at 17 joined the Follies Berger.
- An entertainer from age 11 he was 17 when nightclub queen Mistinguette invited him to join her act leading him to become the rage of Paris, London and Hollywood.
- He appeared in two films that have been selected for the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Love Me Tonight (1932) and Gigi (1958).
- Companion of Nita Raya from 1935 to 1945.
References & Fact Checks ✅
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Autographes Galerie Arts & Autographes J-E. RAUX - France Antiques. Made grayscale, adjusted levels, and removed black marks - Author: Lucien Walery, 1863-1935
- Date taken: circa 1920 date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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- Original Source: English: Scan via [1]. Cropped from original image and retouched by uploader; the original cropped, unretouched version can be seen in the upload history below.
- Author: English: "Copyrighted 1932 – Paramount Publix Corp."
- Date taken: 1932
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The Merry Widow trailer - Author: Trailer screenshot
- Date taken: 1934
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Conrad Poirier (1912–1968) 
Description Canadian photographer and photojournalist Date of birth/death 17 July 1912 
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This file has been scanned and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons with the gracious permission and cooperation of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Wikimedia Canada under the Poirier Project. - Author:
Conrad Poirier (1912–1968)
Description Canadian photographer and photojournalist Date of birth/death 17 July 1912 12 January 1968 Location of birth/death Montreal Montreal Work period 1932-1960 Work location Authority file - Date taken: 18 April 1948date QS:P571,+1948-04-18T00:00:00Z/11
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Aankomst Maurice Chevalier op Schiphol, Maurice Chevalier tijdens persconferentie
Auteursrechthebbende Nationaal Archief CC-BY-SA, Nummer toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer 921-0565
Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANeFo), 1945-1989,
- Author: Koch, Eric for Anefo
- Date taken: 7 February 1968
