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Charles Boyer - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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August 28, 1899 - August 26, 1978 - American actor of French descent, who was nominated for four Academy Awards .
In his youth, he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, then studied at the Paris Conservatory, played in the theater. His film debut took place in 1920, Boyer's acting roles were romantic characters. In 1929 he comes to Hollywood. In 1932 he played with actress Jean Harlow in the film "Red-haired Woman", after which he left for France. Having starred here with success in the film "Liliom", Boyer returned to America in 1934. In the United States, he plays alongside such movie stars as Loretta Young (film "Caravan"), Katharine Hepburn ("Broken Heart"), Marlene Dietrich (film "Allah's Garden"). At the same time, Boyer manages to act in France - in the film directed by Anatol Litvak "Mayerling", where he plays the role of Crown Prince Rudolph, which has become one of the best works of Boyer.
In subsequent years, he was filmed mainly in the United States. The films should be named: "A Story Made at Night" with Jean Arthur; Maria Valevskaya with Greta Garbo (in which Boyer played the role of Napoleon); “It's All And Heaven Too,” with Bette Davis; A Love Story with Irene Dunn (1939); "Stop the dawn!" with Olivia De Havilland (1941); Faithful Beauty with Joan Fontaine (1943); Gas Light with Ingrid Bergman (1944); Comedy Together Again with Irene Dunn (1944). In 1951, the actor became one of the founders of the Four Star Television television company. In 1966 he joined the starring cast of the war film by Rene Clement "Is Paris Burning?" Gruvemuvestart
In 1948 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Charles Boyer committed suicide two days after the death of his wife, actress Patricia Paterson, with whom he lived together for 44 years (took an increased dose of sleeping pills).
