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Maurice Chevalier

Dubbed “the French Al Jolson,” Maurice Chevalier was being among the most beloved song-and-dance men from the pre-war era. Blessed Sept 12, 1888 in Paris, he was the youngest of nine kids, quitting college at age 11 to are an apprentice engraver and stock employee. Chevalier also afterwards performed being …

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