Tag: Fanny
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MAURICE CHEVALIER
September 12, 1888 Maurice Chevalier was born on September 12, 1888 in Paris. He started in show business in 1901. He was singing at a café when it was suggested he audition for a local musical. He got the part. Chevalier made a name as a mimic and a singer. In 1909, he became the partner of…
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CHARLES BOYER
August 28, 1899 Charles Boyer was born in Figeac, Lot, France, the son of a merchant. Boyer was a shy, small town boy who discovered the movies and theatre at the age of eleven. He performed comic sketches for soldiers while working as a hospital orderly during World War I. In 1920 in Paris, his quick memory…