Charles BoyerNationality:
French Birthdate:
08/28/1899 Birthplace:
Figeac, France Death Date:
08/26/1978
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biography
Romantic French lead whose second stay in Hollywood (the first was from 1929-31) established him as a major star and the personification of Gallic charm. Boyer played opposite some of Hollywood's greatest leading ladies and starred in three classics of unrequited love: "All This and Heaven Too" (1940, opposite Bette Davis), "Back Street" (1941, opposite Margaret Sullavan) and "Hold Back the Dawn" (1941, opposite Olivia de Havilland). He played masterfully against type to drive Ingrid Bergman to insanity in "Gaslight" (1944).After the war, Boyer continued to appear on Broadway and TV, in French
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Year
Milestone
1920
Stage debut and film debut (in "L'homme du large")
Appeared in numerous stage productions from 1950s, including world tour of G.B. Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell"
1959
Co-counded, with Thomas McDermott, David Niven and Dick Powell, production company Four Star Television
1964
Co-starred with Niven in Four Star production "The Rogues"
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