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Maurice Chevalier

1888 - 1972

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Maurice Auguste Chevalier (French: [mɔʁis ʃəvalje]; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor, and entertainer. He is best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", and for his films, including The Love Parade, The Big Pond, The Smiling Lieutenant, One Hour with You, and Love Me Tonight. His trademark attire was a boater hat and tuxedo. Chevalier was born in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Chevalier is the 381st most popular actor (down from 312th in 2019), the 762nd most popular biography from France (down from 646th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Actor.

Maurice Chevalier was a French actor and singer. He is most famous for his songs, including "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and "Louise."

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Among actors, Maurice Chevalier ranks 381 out of 13,578. Before him are Stephen Collins, Telly Savalas, Brandon Lee, Lino Ventura, Danny Glover, and Joan Crawford. After him are G. W. Bailey, Ray Liotta, Vittorio Gassman, Sammo Hung, Jason Robards, and Liv Ullmann.

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Among people born in 1888, Maurice Chevalier ranks 32. Before him are Inge Lehmann, F. W. Murnau, Johannes Itten, Friedrich Olbricht, Andrei Tupolev, and Gerrit Rietveld. After him are Anton Makarenko, Alexander Friedmann, Herbert Spencer Gasser, Richard E. Byrd, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Carin Göring. Among people deceased in 1972, Maurice Chevalier ranks 27. Before him are Max Theiler, Talal of Jordan, Andrei Tupolev, Dino Buzzati, Katherine Oppenheimer, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Erhard Milch, Heinrich Lübke, Erwin Bowien, Henri Coandă, and Margaret Rutherford.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Chevalier ranks 762 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Delors (1925), Gaston Doumergue (1863), Alaric II (458), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), Émile Loubet (1838), and Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528). After him are Louis Le Vau (1612), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), David Guetta (1967), Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698), and Bruno Latour (1947).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Maurice Chevalier ranks 28. Before him are Michel Piccoli (1925), Annie Girardot (1931), Sophie Marceau (1966), Pierre Richard (1934), Robert Hossein (1927), and Michèle Mercier (1939). After him are Fanny Ardant (1949), Juliette Binoche (1964), Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), Maria Schneider (1952), Marina Vlady (1938), and Mylène Demongeot (1935).

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