Maurice Knight

French singer and actor, Maurice Chevalier was born the September 12th 1888 with Paris and is deceased on January 1st 1972 in Paris.

Biography

It makes modest beginnings in the caf' conc' of Ménilmuche (Ménilmontant) as of the end of XIX^e century. It is in 1909 qu ' it fall in love with Mistinguett and which it leaves the singer Fréhel for her. Unfortunately, their connection will stop in 1919. From now on Young first, it incarnates during the Mad years a frivolous character of Dandy to the common accent which it keeps when it speaks, perfectly, English. The Phonographe relays its successes with the scene in various Revue S and Opérette S. Valentine and In the life is not necessary to be made of it are triumphs of the Années 1920, all written by Albert Willemetz.

In 1928, it Marie with Yvonne Valley and begins this same year, a cinematographic career with Hollywood which moves away it from France until in 1935 where it illustrates in particular in 1934 in the two versions English and French of the merry Widow of Ernst Lubitsch. It will make the meeting of Duke Ellington which it will make urge to form its first part with Broadway and will meet in Hollywood the époustouflante Marlène Dietrich which will be worth its divorce with Yvonne to him.

In lose speed in Hollywood, it decides to break with MGM and to return to France. We are in 1935, they are new successes of the song: Prosper (1935), My Apple (1936), Y has of the joy (1938) which it creates for a young author whose name will become famous, Charles Trénet, then the Marche of Ménilmontant (1941) in homage to its childhood.

Symbol of the success of a " p' tit gars" of the people, Maurice Chevalier is a keen worker of the popular song. Under the Occupation, it will stop working only in 1942, reproach will be made to him per hour of the purification of the Libération. Saved by the Communist party, it will be washed of any suspicion of Collaboration.

Very quickly however, it joins again with success, going even until being illustrated in the Années 1960 in an unexpected kind: the Twist : the twist of the rower , recorded with French the rock'n'roll group Black Socks. At that time, he also sponsors since 1966 the young career of Mireille Mathieu which will very quickly become an international high-speed motorboat.

Of its second half of career cinematographic, it is necessary to notice its passage at Rene Clair ( Silence is golden ) preceded in Cannes in 1948, ARIANE of Billy Wilder with Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn, the musical comedy Gigi of Vincente Minnelli in 1958 the film to the 9 Oscars and 3 Golden Globe Awards, and its participation in the American remake of the trilogy of Marcel Pagnol: Fanny of Joshua Logan in 1961 in which he interprets the role of Panisse.

He was declared dangerous for the safety of the the United States of America and was prohibited of entry on their territory of 1951 to 1955 to have signed the Appel of Stockholm.

He will occur in 1956 in Paris, Alhambra renamed the Alhambra-Maurice Chevalier and will make pass in first part an orchestra iconoclast directed by his young talented arranger of the time, Michel Legrand.

In 1968, it bids its farewell with the scene after 68 years of career. It is then always extraordinary on scene, with " 80 berges" with its smile enchanter. He dies in 1972 at the 83 years age. He rests with the new cemetery of Marnes-the-Vain (Hauts-de-Seine) where he had bought a property beside Albert Willemetz, with which it owed its greater successes.

Catalog of films

1908 : Too credulous
1911: a bride who is made await
1911: By practice
1911: the recalcitrant Bride
1912: a recalcitrant candle
1914: the astounding Waltz
1917: One evening fashionable
1922: the bad lot
1922: Gonzague
1923 : By practice
1923: the Business of the street of Lourcine (the Song of Paris)
1929: Parade of love (Innocent off Paris) : Maurice Marney
1929: The Love Parade : count Alfred Renard
1930: Paramount one Parades (three numbers)
1930: the Large pond (The Big Lays) : Pierre Mirande (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1930: the small coffee (The Playboy off Paris) : Albert Loriflan (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1931: the Lieutenant smiling (The Smiling Lieutenant) : lieutenant Nikolaus “Niki” von Preyn (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1931: One hour close to you (One Hour with You) : Andre Bertier (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1932: Coils to Me Tonight : baron Maurice Courtelin
1933: the Love guides (The Way to Love) : François (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1933: has Bedtime Story : Rene
1934: the merry Widow (The Merry Widow) : count Danilo (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1935: Madness-Shepherdess (Madness-Shepherdess of Paris) : Eugene Charlier/Baron Cassini (versions English and Frenchwoman)
1936: the beloved Vagrant : Gaston de Nerac
1936: With the smile : Victor Larnois
1936: The Beloved Wandering : Paragot
1938 : False reports (Station-wagon the News) : Glass François
1939: Traps : Robert Fleury
1947: Silence is golden : Emile Clement
1949: the King : the king
1950: My apple : Maurice Vallier known as My Apple
1954: One century of love (Cento ass of amore) : Massimo, the father (sketch Amore 54 )
1954: I had seven girls : count André de Courvallon
1957: The Heart off Show Business
1957: ARIANE (Coils in the Afternoon) : Claude Chavasse
1958: Gigi : Honore Lachaille
1959: Count Your Blessings : duke of Saint-Cloud
1960: 1-2-3-4 or Sticking Them black : the narrator
1960: Edge-Edge : Paul Barrier
1960: has Breath Scandal off: the prince Philippe
1960: Pepe : (Caméo)
1961: Fanny : Panisse
1961 : the Midwife, the priest and the good god (Jessica) : father Antonio
1962: Children of the captain Grant (In Search off the Castaways) : Jacques Paganel
1964: Panic grass Short prop : Philippe Fountain
1964: I' D Rather Be Rich : Philippe Dulaine
1967: Monkeys, Go Home! : father Sylvain

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