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Adolphe Jean Menjou was born on February 18, 1890, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the first son born to parents who had been married the one year earlier. His father, Jean Adolphe Menjou, was a spirited hotel and restaurant manager, who had emigrated to the United States from his birth town of Commune D’Arbus, in France.
Adolphe was born Adolphe Jean Menjou, on February 18, 1890, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, Albert Menjou, was a French-born hotelier and restaurateur. His mother, Nora, was from Galway in Ireland. Adolphe and his younger brother, Henry Arthur Menjou, were both raised according to the Roman Catholic faith.
Actor Born Feb. 18, 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA. Died Oct. 29, 1963 of hepatitis in Beverly Hills, Calif. A dolphe Menjou was known as one of Hollywood's most debonair actors, a symbol of sophistication in his signature fine suits and black, smooth mustache. Menjou first gained his suave reputation after starring in Charlie Chaplin's "A Woman of ...
Yet Adolphe Menjou, the embodiment of Hollywood’s low-grade urbanity and worldliness, is a special case in that he not only remained a forty-something leading man in the early sound era ( The Front Page, The Great Lover) but also smoothly made the transition to top supporting player in mid-decade, a position he would hold for the next quarter ...
Adolphe Menjou. Highest Rated: 100% The Tall Target (1951) Lowest Rated: 20% Turnabout (1940) Birthday: Feb 18, 1890. Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The best dressed man in America ...
Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 707. Source citation. Actor. He was an American actor of French descent who was active in the film industry from the 1910s to the 1960s. Menjou appeared in over 100 films throughout his career and was known for his sophisticated and debonair persona. He often portrayed dapper, well-dressed ...
Adolphe Menjou. Adolphe Menjou was an American actor whose career began in the silent era and who appeared in both starring and 'supporting roles in numerous highly successful films such as 'The Sheik' in 1921, 'Stage Door' in 1937, 'State Of The Union" in 1948, and 'Paths Of Glory' in 1957. He was famous for his sartorial elegance both on- and ...
