biography
pronunciation:
[boyay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1899–1978)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Figeac, SC France. He studied at the Sorbonne and the Paris Conservatoire. Having become established as a star of the French stage and cinema, he settled in Hollywood in 1934, and was known as the screen's ‘great lover’ from such romantic roles as Mayerling (1936), The Garden of Allah (1936), and Algiers (1938). His later appearances included Barefoot in the Park (1967) and Stavisky (1974). In 1943 he received a special Academy Award for his work in promoting Franco–American cultural relations. |
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