biography
pronunciation:
[shevalyay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1888–1972)
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| biography:
| Film and vaudeville actor, born in Paris, France. He began as a child singer and dancer in small cafes, then danced at the Folies Bergères (1909–13). He often appeared with the revue singer and dancer Mistinguett. His first Hollywood film was The Innocents of Paris (1929), and 30 years later his individual, straw-hatted, bon-viveur personality, with his distinctive French accent, was still much acclaimed, as in the musical Gigi (1958). He received a special Academy Award in 1958. |
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