| Charles Boyer | |
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| Born | August 28, 1899 Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France |
| Died | August 26, 1978 (aged 78) Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Years active | 1920-1976 |
| Spouse(s) | Pat Paterson (1934-1978) |
Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a four-time Academy Award-nominated French actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood films, and made a long successful career. Love Affair is a 1939 Romantic film starring Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer and Maria Ouspenskaya, and directed by Leo Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Figeac (Fijac is a town in the Lot département in Quercy, Midi-Pyrénées, southwestern France. Lot ( Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Pat Paterson ( April 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was a English film actress Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works His most famous role was in the 1944 film Gaslight. This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. After moving to the U. S. , he became an American citizen. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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Born in Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrenees, France, to Maurice and Louise Boyer - was just a shy small-town boy who discovered the movies and theater at the age of eleven. Figeac (Fijac is a town in the Lot département in Quercy, Midi-Pyrénées, southwestern France. Lot ( Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Working as a hospital orderly during World War I, Charles Boyer started to come out of himself performing comic sketches for the soldiers there. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [1] Boyer began studies briefly at the Sorbonne, and was waiting for chance to study acting at the Paris Conservatory. The Conservatoire de Paris is an institution of higher education that has played an important role in the development of Music in France and Western Europe [2] He went to the capital city to finish education but spent most of his time pursuing a theatrical career. In 1920, his quick memory won him a shot at replacing the leading man in a stage production, and he scored an immediate hit. In the 1920s he was not only the popular ultimate ladies' man on the stage - suave and sophisticated beyond woman's wild dreams - also appeared in silent films. [3]
MGM signed him to a contract, and nothing much came of his first Hollywood stay from 1929-31. At first Boyer did film roles only for the money, and supporting roles were unsatisfying, but with the coming of sound, his deep voice made him the romantic star. [4][5]
His first break was a very small role in Jean Harlow's Red-Headed Woman (1932). Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 film of the Pre-Code era produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on a novel by Katherine Brush, and [6] He eventually settled down in Hollywood since 1934, after starring in a French adaptation of Liliom directed by Fritz Lang. Liliom is a 1909 play by Ferenc Molnár. it was very famous in its own right during the early to mid-twentieth century but is best known today as the basis for the Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Later the same year his films began to receive public favor; Boyer played first major role in the romantic musical Caravan with Loretta Young, though the psychiatric drama Private Worlds (1935) was not well received, either by critics or audiences. Caravan is a 1934 film made by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Erik Charell. Loretta Young ( January 6, 1913 &ndash August 12, 2000) was an American actress Private Worlds is a 1935 film which tells the story of the staff and patients at a Mental hospital, and the chief of the hospital who has problems dealing [7] He loved life in the United States, and went on to play opposite the glamorous leading ladies of the 1930s and 1940s.
During this period, Boyer had continued making European films, and with Mayerling opposite Danielle Darrieux in 1936 it made him an international star. Mayerling is a 1936 French historical film drama directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Seymour Nebenzal from a Screenplay Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (born May 1, 1917) is a French actress and Singer. The offscreen Boyer was bookish and private, far removed from the Hollywood high life. But onscreen he made women swoon as he romanced Marlene Dietrich in The Garden of Allah (1936), Jean Arthur in History Is Made at Night (1937), Greta Garbo in Conquest (1937), and Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939). Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer The Garden of Allah is a 1936 film made by Selznick International Pictures, directed by Richard Boleslawski and produced by David O Jean Arthur ( 17 October &ndash 19 June) was an Oscar -nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s History Is Made at Night is a 1937 romantic drama with elements of comedy and spectacle Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Conquest (also called Marie Walewska) is a 1937 film which tells the story of a Polish Countess who becomes the mistress Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and Love Affair is a 1939 Romantic film starring Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer and Maria Ouspenskaya, and directed by Leo [8] He became a major star in The Garden of Allah, which was his first film in Technicolor. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation [9]
In 1938, he landed his famous role, as Pepe le Moko, the thief on the run, in Algiers an English-language remake of the hit French film Pepe le Moko with Jean Gabin. Algiers is a 1938 film directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, and Hedy Lamarr. Pépé le Moko is a 1937 film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin. Jean Gabin ( May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976) was a major French actor and war hero Although he never invited costar Hedy Lamarr to "Come with me to the Casbah", the line would stick with him, thanks to generations of impressionists. Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress [10][11] Boyer's role as Pepe Le Moko was already world famous when animator Chuck Jones based the character of Pepe le Pew, the romantic skunk introduced in 1945's Odor-able Kitty, on Boyer and his most well-known performance. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Pepé Le Pew is an Academy Award -winning Fictional character in the Warner Bros [12]
Boyer played in three classics of unrequited love opposite some of alluring actresses: Bette Davis' All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Olivia de Havilland's Hold Back the Dawn (1941), and Margaret Sullavan's Back Street (1941). Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. All This and Heaven Too is a 1940 drama film made by Warner Bros Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a Romanian Gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain Margaret Brooke Sullavan ( May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an Academy Back Street is a 1941 film made by Universal Pictures, directed by Robert Stevenson. He was made a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1942. [13]
In contrast to his glamorous image, Boyer began losing his hair early, had a pronounced paunch, and was noticeably shorter than leading ladies like Ingrid Bergman. The rumen, also known as a paunch, forms the larger part of the Reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the Alimentary canal of Ruminant (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy When Bette Davis first saw him on the set of All This, and Heaven Too, she did not recognize him and tried to have him removed from the set. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. All This and Heaven Too is a 1940 drama film made by Warner Bros [14]
In 1943, he was awarded an Honorary Oscar Certificate for "progressive cultural achievement" in establishing the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles as a source of reference (certificate). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He never won an Oscar for Best Actor, though was nominated four times in Conquest (1937), Algiers (1938), Gaslight (1944) and Fanny (1961). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Conquest (also called Marie Walewska) is a 1937 film which tells the story of a Polish Countess who becomes the mistress Algiers is a 1938 film directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, and Hedy Lamarr. This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. Fanny is a 1961 film drama based on the 1954 musical Fanny, about a young man torn between leaving his boring life for adventures at
Charles Boyer is best known for his role in the 1944 film Gaslight in which he tried to convince Ingrid Bergman's character that she was going insane. This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy He became well known for declarations of love in films with greatest co-stars. [15] In the 1940s he was the voice of Capt. Daniel Gregg in Lux Radio Theater's presentation of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio Anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935 CBS (1935-1954 NBC The Ghost and Mrs Muir ( 1947) is a romantic Fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison.
After World War II, he continued the international career in movies and on television, Broadway and the London stage. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In 1948, Charles Boyer was made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
When another film with Bergman, Arch of Triumph (1948), failed at the box office, he started looking for character parts. Arch of Triumph is a 1948 US war romance film made by Enterprise Productions and distributed by United Artists. Apart from notable part such as Max Ophuls' The Earrings of Madame de... (1953), he also moved into television as one of the pioneering producers and stars of Four Star Theatre; Four Star Productions would make him and partners David Niven and Dick Powell rich. Max Ophüls (born Maximillian Oppenheimer, 6 May 1902, Saarbrücken, Germany - 25 March 1957, Hamburg The Earrings of Madame de ( French title Madame de) is a 1953 Drama film directed by Max Ophüls. Four Star Television, also called Four Star Films, Four Star Productions, and Four Star International, was an American Television production James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, [16] In the 1950s Boyer was a guest star on I Love Lucy. I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley He was nominated for the Golden Globe as Best Actor in the 1952 film The Happy Time; and also for the Emmy for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series for his work in Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Happy Time is a 1952 movie directed by the award-winning director Richard Fleischer. Four Star Playhouse is a television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956
In 1950, he appeared on the Broadway stage in one of his most notable roles, that of Don Juan, in a dramatic reading of the third act of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Don Juan (Spanish or Don Giovanni (Italian is a legendary fictional Libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw was written in 1903 as a four act drama responding to those who had questioned Shaw as to why he had never written a play This is the act popularly known as Don Juan in Hell. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw was written in 1903 as a four act drama responding to those who had questioned Shaw as to why he had never written a play In 1952, he won Broadway's 1951 Special Tony Award for Don Juan in Hell. Special Tony Award includes Lifetime Achievement Award Special Theatrical Event Excellence in Theatre and Special Tony Award Special Award winners 1940s It was directed by actor Charles Laughton. Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and Laughton co-starred as the Devil, with Cedric Hardwicke as the statue of the military commander slain by Don Juan, and Agnes Moorehead as Dona Anna, the commander's daughter, one of Juan's former conquests. Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke KBE (19 February 1893 - 6 August 1964 was a notable English actor Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. The production was a critical success, and was subsequently recorded complete by Columbia Masterworks, one of the first complete recordings of a non-musical stage production ever made. Columbia Masterworks Records was a Record label started in 1927 by Columbia Records. As of 2006, however, it has never been released on CD. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio He was also nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) in the 1963 Broadway production of Lord Pengo.
Onscreen, he continued to shine with older roles: in Fanny (1961) starring Leslie Caron; Barefoot in the Park (1967) with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda; and Stavisky (1974), the latter winning him the New York Film Critics Circle Award. Fanny is a 1961 film drama based on the 1954 musical Fanny, about a young man torn between leaving his boring life for adventures at Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (lɛsli kaʁɔ̃ (born 1 July 1931 is a two-time Academy Award-nominated French Film actress and Dancer. Barefoot in the Park is a 1967 American Comedy film. Based on Neil Simon 's 1963 play of the same title, it focuses Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Stavisky is a 1974 French film drama based on a true story surrounding a 1934 political scandal known as the Stavisky Affair, which led to fatal riots in New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications [17]
Another notable TV program, The Rogues, starred Boyer with David Niven and Gig Young; the series only lasted through the 1964-65 season but remains fondly remembered for its sophistication and humor by many who saw it. The Rogues is an American Television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964 to April 18, 1965 Gig Young ( November 4, 1913 &ndash October 19, 1978) was an Academy Award -winning American Film and
Boyer's distinguished career lasted longer than other romantic leading men, earning him the title of "the last of the cinema's great lovers. "[18] He recorded a very dark album called Where Does Love Go? in 1966. The album consisted of famous love songs sung (or rather talked) with Charles Boyer's distinctive deep voice and French accent. The record was reportedly Elvis Presley's favorite album for the last 11 years of his life, the one he most listened to. [19]
His last major film role was that of the High Lama in a poorly received musical version of Lost Horizon (1973), although he also had a notable part as a corrupt city official in the 1969 film version of The Madwoman of Chaillot, featuring Katharine Hepburn. Lost Horizon is a 1973 Musical film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Peter Finch, John Gielgud, Liv Ullmann The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 satirical comedy-drama film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage His many movie appearances included: Around the World in 80 Days (1956), How to Steal a Million (1966), Is Paris Burning? (1966), and, his final film, A Matter of Time (1976), with Ingrid Bergman and Liza Minnelli. How to Steal a Million ( 1966) is an art-heist movie, directed by William Wyler, starring Peter O'Toole as Simon Dermott caught Is Paris Burning? (French Paris brûle-t-il?) is a 1966 Franco - American film dealing with the 1944 Liberation A Matter of Time is a 1976 American / Italian Fantasy film with Music directed by Vincente Minnelli. Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer
For his contribution to the motion picture and television industries, Charles Boyer has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Boyer's only marriage was to British actress Pat Paterson whom he met at a dinner party in 1934. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Pat Paterson ( April 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was a English film actress The two became engaged after two weeks of courtship and were married after a three month engagement. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage [20] Later, they would move from Hollywood to Paradise Valley, Arizona. Paradise Valley is a prestigious Affluent town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. [21] The marriage lasted 44 years.
Two days after his wife died from cancer in 1978, Boyer committed suicide with an overdose of Seconal while at a friend's home in Scottsdale. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Secobarbital (marketed by Eli Lilly and Company under the brand name Seconal) is a Barbiturate derivative drug Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, He was taken to the hospital in Phoenix where he died. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States alongside his wife and son Michael Charles Boyer. Holy Cross Cemetery is located at 5835 W Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California. Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. At the age of 21, Michael had committed suicide by playing Russian roulette with a gun after a breakup with his girlfriend. Russian roulette (Русская рулетка is a potentially lethal Game of chance in which participants place a single round in a Revolver, spin the
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| NAME | Boyer, Charles |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1978 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |