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.
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Filmography
all 95
Movies 78
self 41
TV Shows 17
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
Le Siècle des icônes (2022)
Charles Trenet l'enchanteur (2022)
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier (2021)
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol (2019)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi' (2008)
Complicated Women (2003)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
La Chance aux chansons (1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Système 2 (1975)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
Cadet Rousselle (1971)
The Sorrow and the Pity (1971)
René Clair (1969)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
Chance at Love (1964)
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
Panic Button (1964)
A New Kind of Love (1963)
Der Sport-Spiegel (1963)
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Jessica (1962)
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (1962)
Black Tights (1961)
Fanny (1961)
Pepe (1960)
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Can-Can (1960)
Count Your Blessings (1959)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Gigi (1958)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
Cinépanorama (1956)
My Seven Little Sins (1954)
100 Years of Love (1954)
Schlagerparade (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
This Is Your Life (1952)
Just Me (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
A Royal Affair (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Paris Nineteen Hundred (1948)
Silence Is Golden (1947)
Personal Column (1939)
Break the News (1938)
The Man of the Day (1937)
With a Smile (1936)
The Beloved Vagabond (1936)
Le Vagabond bien-aimé (1936)
Folies Bergère (1935)
Folies Bergère (1935)
The Merry Widow (1934)
L'amour guide (1934)
The Way to Love (1933)
A Bedtime Story (1933)
Hollywood: City of Celluloid (1932)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 (1932)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Make Me a Star (1932)
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
One Hour with You (1932)
Monkey Business (1931)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
The House That Shadows Built (1931)
The Stolen Jools (1931)
The Little Cafe (1931)
Paramount on parade (1930)
Playboy of Paris (1930)
The great sea (1930)
Galas de la Paramount (1930)
The Big Pond (1930)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
The Love Parade (1930)
Innocents of Paris (1929)
L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine (1923)
Par habitude (1923)
Jim Bougne, boxeur (1923)
Bad Boy (1923)
Gonzague (1923)
Une soirée mondaine (1917)
The Dwarf Kingdom of Lilliput Versus Gigas the Tall, Prince of the Giants (1914)
La Valse à la mode (1908)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1888-09-12
Deathday1972-01-01 (83 years old)
Birth NameMaurice Auguste Chevalier
Birth PlaceParis, France
RelationshipsNita Raya (1937-01-01 - 1946-01-01), Yvonne Vallée (1927-10-10 - 1932-01-18)
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsMaurice Auguste Chevalier
AwardsGolden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Officer of the order of Nichan Iftikhar, Knight of the Legion of Honour, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Knight of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Special Tony Award, Disney Legends, Academy Honorary Award
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