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Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor, Cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Louise", "Mimi", "Valentine", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including ''The Love Parade'' and ''The Big Pond''. His trademark attire was a boater hat, which he always wore on stage with a tuxedo. Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in four menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in ''l'Alcazar'' in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, where he found new success at the Palace Theatre. After this, he toured the United States, where he met the American composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and brought ''Dédé'' to Broadway in 1922. He also developed an interest in acting, and had success in the operetta ''Dédé''. When talkies arrived, he went to Hollywood in 1928, where he played his first American role in ''Innocents of Paris''. In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in ''The Love Parade'' (1929) and ''The Big Pond'' (1930), which secured his first big American hit, ''Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight''. In 1957, he appeared in ''Love in the Afternoon'', which was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. In the early 1960s, he made eight films, including ''''Can-Can'''' in 1960 and ''''Fanny'''' the following year. In 1970, he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film ''The Aristocats''. He died in Paris, on January 1, 1972, aged 83. ==Early life== His father was a French house painter. His mother, Joséphine van den Bosch, was French of Belgian descent.〔http://www.rfimusique.com/artiste/chanson/maurice-chevalier/biographie〕 He worked a number of jobs: a carpenter's apprentice, electrician, printer, and even as a doll painter. He started in show business in 1901. He was singing, unpaid, at a café when a member of the theatre saw him and suggested he try for a local musical. He got the part. Chevalier made a name as a mimic and a singer. His act in l'Alcazar in Marseille was so successful, he made a triumphant rearrival in Paris. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France, Fréhel. However, due to her alcoholism and drug addiction, their liaison ended in 1911. Chevalier then started a relationship with 36-year-old Mistinguett at the Folies Bergère, where he was her 23-year-old dance partner; they eventually played out a public romance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maurice Chevalier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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