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Maurice Chevalier

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Interpretación
Nacimiento
12 de septiembre de 1888 · Paris, France
Fallecimiento
1 de enero de 1972

Biografía

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.

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Película · 1970 · ★ 7,3
Póster de Gigi
Gigi
Película · 1958 · ★ 6,3
Póster de Ariane
Ariane
Película · 1957 · ★ 7,0
Póster de Pistoleros de agua dulce
Pistoleros de agua dulce
Película · 1931 · ★ 6,9
Póster de Ámame esta noche
Ámame esta noche
Película · 1932 · ★ 6,6
Póster de The Oscars
The Oscars
Serie · 1953 · ★ 7,1
Póster de Los hijos del capitán Grant
Los hijos del capitán Grant
Película · 1962 · ★ 6,5
Póster de Una hora contigo
Una hora contigo
Película · 1932 · ★ 6,4
Póster de Érase una vez en Hollywood
Érase una vez en Hollywood
Película · 1974 · ★ 7,4
Póster de El teniente seductor
El teniente seductor
Película · 1931 · ★ 6,8
Póster de La viuda alegre
La viuda alegre
Película · 1934 · ★ 6,8
Póster de Pepe
Pepe
Película · 1960 · ★ 6,4

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