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MAURICE CHEVALIER
THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY |
| By: |
David Bret |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1861054998 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781861054999 |
| Publisher: |
ANOVA BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
5 June, 2002 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Maurice Chevalier's career was, in effect, a marriage with his beloved public that endured almost 70 years. Best known for his role in the musical film "Gigi" with Lesley Caron, he was a star of stage and screen most notably from the 1930s to 60s and won an Academy Award in 1958. |
| Synopsis: |
In the first fully authorised biography of Maurice Chevalier to appear in Britain, David Bret tells the full, colourful story of Chevalier's extraordinary life and career - a career that was, in effect, a marriage with his beloved public, and one which endured almost seventy years. He was most prolific during the period of 1930s-60s. Actor and singer Maurice Chevalier is best known for his role in the musical film Gigi as well as being one of the greatest French talents of this century. He was a cabaret performer, and star of the stage and screen in France and abroad. He was given a special Academy Award in 1958 for his contributions to the world of entertainment. Using a wealth of previously unpublished material, Bret discusses the charges of wartime collaboration brought against the star. He reveals a man who was sometimes the opposite of his happy screen persona, plagued by periods of self-doubt and tormented about his past. In all, Bret does true justice this warm, generous professional artiste, 30 years after his death. |
| Illustrations: |
8pp b/w halftones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Robson Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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