Maurice Chevalier

Then he pretended to speak French in a sort of Maurice Chevalier way that appears to amuse his brother but is quite painful to read.

What to Read With a Good Beaujolais Lettie Teague 2011

In The Love Parade (1929), a philandering attaché from the country of Sylvania (Maurice Chevalier) is recalled to his country to face punishment from the country's young, unmarried Queen Louise (Jeannette MacDonald), but ends up marrying him.

John Farr: Laughing in Style: That Special 'Lubitsch Touch' John Farr 2011

So does her ability to get the approval of figures as diverse as Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Dwight Eisenhower, Jean Cocteau and Joni Mitchell.

The Sound of France Mark Polizzotti 2011

In the past, great opera singers like the tenor Alain Vanzo, and chansonnères like Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf and Tino Rossi, used the French language, together with the quality of their voices, to impart an unmistakable Gallic sound to French music.

An Eclectic Quartet With Élan Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

He wears a straw hat like Maurice Chevalier as if that will transform Winnipeg into Paris.

Camden Place Paul de Denus 2011

Suddenly the great multi-starred Michelin chef was transformed into… Maurice Chevalier.

Alain Ducasse Lettie Teague 2011

Looking more like a seasoned Maurice Chevalier or elder statesman than Bathrobe Erectus, Hefner received a standing ovation.

Martha Rosenberg: Will Hugh Hefner Be Remembered as a Visionary or a Flesh Peddler? Martha Rosenberg 2011

French pop music—as opposed to the chanson tradition of Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier—has seldom made inroads into the British or American charts, and its most celebrated and iconic figures, such as Johnny Hallyday, remain virtually unrecognized elsewhere.

Death Is Not the End Andrew McKie 2011

Yet her skin color did not preclude her from joining the ranks of the most famous movie stars -- as seen here with Maurice Chevalier (left) and Marlene Dietrich (right) in Paris in 1950.

The Lady and Her Music 2010

Ernst Lubitsch's "The Smiling Lieutenant" (1931), a musical starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins, was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture, but in 1932 Paramount left Astoria.

Studio City East Lives on Film 2010