Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier Trivia
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Trivia
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Maurice made his film debut in 1908 with the French film, Trop Crédules.
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Maurice was declared "potentially dangerous" by the U.S. State Department in 1951 for a signing an anti-nuclear weapons petition called the Stockholm Appeal.
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Before becoming an actor, Maurice worked as a sparring partner to heavyweight boxing champion Georges Carpentier.
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Maurice served in the French infantry during WWI. He was captured and imprisoned by the German army. While in prison, he learned English from the other prisoners.
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Maurice started his career as an acrobat, but an accident turned him towards being a singer and actor instead.
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Maurice was noted for seducing his leading ladies in movies, and earned the nickname "The quickest derriere pincher in Hollywood" from actress Jeanette MacDonald.
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In 1930, Chevalier was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in two different films: The Love Parade and The Big Pond. Neither nomination resulted in a win.
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When Chevalier died, the Times of London simply wrote this obituary for the French singer: "Paris has lost another piece of its history and of its legend."
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Maurice acted in 58 films between 1908 and 1967.
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Maurice was married twice, but both ended in divorce. He had no children.
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Maurice's signature song was "Louise", which he introduced in the 1929 movie, Innocents of Paris.
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Maurice won an Honorary Academy Award in 1959 for his contributions to the entertainment world for over 50 years.
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Maurice has a Star on the Walk of Fame.
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Maurice stood 5'10" tall.
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Maurice: (on Grace Kelly) Grace Kelly was a Dresdon doll, I thought, with a kind of platinum beneath the delicate porcelain, a beautiful girl who I felt was always in control of her world.
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Maurice: (on Clara Bow) Clara Bow, with her tousled mane of red hair and intense black eyes, who generated sex appeal and excitement with breathtaking ease.
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Maurice: (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.
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Maurice: Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.
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Maurice: An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.
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Maurice: (on why he liked personal appearances better than films) The cinema is rather like a beautiful woman whom you would court only by telephone.
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Maurice: Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.
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Maurice: Love the public the way you love your mother.
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