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Maurice Chevalier

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The Man with the Straw Hat and the Crazy Accent
A product of the Paris slums and the city's music halls,
Maurice Chevalier achieved his greatest fame as an international personality, complete with straw hat and an affected accent. Michael
Freedland, who interviewed Chevalier before his death in 1972, talks to some of Chevalier's fellow performers, directors and girlfriends, and features many of those famous Chevalier songs. Producer Stella Hanson

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