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  1. Maurice Chevalier. Actor: Gigi. Maurice Chevalier's first working job was as an acrobat, until a serious accident ended that career. He turned his talents to singing and acting, and made several short films in France. During World War I he enlisted in the French army. He was wounded in battle, captured and placed in a POW camp by the Germans.

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    • Paris, France
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    • Paris, France
  2. The Billy Wilder film Love in the Afternoon (1957) with Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper, [3] was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. [23] In 1957, Chevalier was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.

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    • Gigi. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan. 10 votes. Gaston (Louis Jourdan) is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi (Leslie Caron), a precocious younger friend learning the ways of high society.
    • The Smiling Lieutenant. Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins. 8 votes. A simple wink, intended by Austrian palace guard Lt. Nikolaus von Preyn (Maurice Chevalier) for girlfriend, Franzi (Claudette Colbert), is accidentally intercepted -- and misread -- by the visiting Princess Anna (Miriam Hopkins).
    • Fanny. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer. 14 votes. Young lovers Fanny (Leslie Caron) and Marius (Horst Buchholz) seem made for each other, but he also wants to set out to sea.
    • Love Me Tonight. Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charlie Ruggles. 7 votes. In this stylish musical comedy, Maurice Courtelin (Maurice Chevalier), a French tailor, travels to the castle of nearby royalty to collect payment on long overdue bills.
    • The Smiling Lieutenant. “The Smiling Lieutenant” is a 1931 musical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film stars Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, and Miriam Hopkins.
    • Love Me Tonight. “Love Me Tonight” is a musical film released in 1932. It was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starred Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in the lead roles.
    • The Merry Widow. “The Merry Widow” is an operetta composed by Franz Lehár with a libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein. It premiered in Vienna, Austria, in 1905 and quickly became a worldwide success.
    • Monkey Business. “Monkey Business” can refer to multiple works in different mediums, including film, literature, and music. Here are a few notable examples
  3. Chevalier took up his Hollywood career in the 1950s, appearing with Audrey Hepburn in Billy Wilders Love in the Afternoon (1957). His next film, Gigi (1958), won nine Academy Awards, including that for best picture, and remains Chevalier’s most popular movie.

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  4. Maurice Chevalier is an American born actor and producer. The most recent speaking roles of his are with both Luke Goss and Michael Paré in Operator (2015) , Gregory Alan Williams in Unspoken Words (2014), and as Aaron in the award-sweeping Sanity (2014) .

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