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Chaplin, doubtless floored by such sartorial commitment, caved in, but if Menjou was impressed by his director’s punctiliousness during the eight-month shoot, he was less taken with his appearance. “Chaplin’s wardrobe was deplorable,” he wrote. “He had no style in his clothes or the way he wore them.
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Adolphe Jean Menjou was born on February 18, 1890, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to a French father, Albert Menjou (1858–1917), and a mother from Ireland, Nora ( née Joyce, 1869–1953). [2] [3] His brother, Henry Arthur Menjou (1891–1956), was a year younger. He was raised Catholic, attended the Culver Military Academy, and graduated from ...
He was famous for his sartorial elegance both on- and off-camera and for his regal bearing, often wearing a tuxedo. He was also voted America's "best dressed man" nine times. Biography. He was born Adolphe Jean Menjou in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 18th, 1890.
Adolphe Menjou movies: TCM schedule (PT) 3:00 AM THE SHEIK (1921). Director: George Melford. Cast: Rudolph Valentino. Agnes Ayres. Ruth Miller. Adolphe Menjou. B&W. 86 mins. 4:30 AM A WOMAN OF PARIS (1923). Director: Charles Chaplin. Cast: Edna Purviance. Adolphe Menjou. Carl Miller. B&W. 78 mins. 6:00 AM THE EASIEST WAY (1931). Director: Jack ...
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The epitome of knavish, continental charm and sartorial opulence, Menjou, complete with trademark waxy black mustache, evolved into one of Hollywood's most distinguished of artists and fashion plates, a tailor-made scene-stealer, if you will. What is often forgotten is that he was primed as a matinée idol back in the silent-film days.
No relation to the 1949 Bob Hope comedy of the same name, The Great Lover stars that master of sartorial splendor, Adolphe Menjou. Menjou plays a famed opera singer, better known for his sexual proclivities than his theatrical performances.
