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Maurice Chevalier's first working job was as an acrobat, until a serious accident ended that career. He turned his talents to singing and acting, and made several short films in France. During World War I he enlisted in the French army. He was wounded in battle, captured and placed in a POW camp by the Germans. During his captivity he learned English from fellow prisoners. After the war he returned to the film business, and when "talkies" came into existence, Chevalier traveled to the US to break into Hollywood. In 1929 he was paired with operatic singer/actress Jeanette MacDonald to make The Love Parade (1929). Although Chevalier was attracted to the beautiful MacDonald and made several passes at her, she rejected him firmly, as she had designs on actor Gene Raymond, who she eventually married. He did not take rejection lightly, being a somewhat vain man who considered himself quite a catch, and derided MacDonald as a "prude". She, in turn, called him "the quickest derrière pincher in Hollywood". They made three more pictures together, the most successful being Love Me Tonight (1932). In the late 1930s he returned to Europe, making several films in France and England. World War II interrupted his career and he was dogged by accusations of collaboration with the Nazi authorities occupying France, but he was later vindicated. In the 1950s he returned to Hollywood, older and gray-headed. He made Gigi (1958), from which he took his signature songs, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and "I Remember it Well". He also received a special Oscar that year. In the 1960s he made a few more films, and in 1970 he sang the title song for Walt Disney's The Aristocats (1970). This marked his last contribution to the film industry.- Actress
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Jane Morgan was born on 6 December 1880 in Warmley, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Our Miss Brooks (1952), Our Miss Brooks (1956) and The Web (1950). She was married to Leo Cullen Bryant. She died on 1 January 1972 in North Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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Composer, songwriter, actor, author and director, educated at City College of New York. He appeared in vaudeville, Broadway musicals and films and wrote special material for films, as well as serving as dialogue director. One of his jobs was as publicity director for Yonkers Raceway. Joining ASCAP in 1923, his chief musical collaborators included Walter Donaldson, James Hanley, Al Bryan, Harry Tierney, Harry Akst, and Milton Ager. His popular-song compositions included "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I", "Round on the End, High in the Middle", "Far Far Away in Rockaway", "I'd Love to Be a Monkey in the Zoo", "Four Little Walls and Me", "Omaha", and "Vamping Rose".- Actress
Bibbo was an actress, known for Manmohan (1936), Mazdoor (1934) and Watan (1938). She died on 1 January 1972 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.- Actress
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Loretta Rush was born on 5 June 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Catalina, Here I Come (1927). She was married to Horace Hough. She died on 1 January 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Saro Arcidiacono, born Rosario Arcidiacono (Catania, 11 January 1886 - Catania, 1 January 1972), was an Italian actor. As the Savior's cousin essentially actor of prose, he has to his credit a few films, almost all made in Sicily and Calabria, and where he appears in well defined character roles. Take part in some television series, including "Mastro Don Gesualdo" by Verga and directed by Giacomo Vaccari (1964). also he took part in 1967 in the television transposition of the Single Act Pirandello "La giara". He married Vittorina Country, actress herself prose, died in 1980.
- Wolfgang Eberhard Möller was a writer, known for Jud Süß (1940). He died on 1 January 1972 in Bietigheim, Germany.
- Zoltan Deak was born on 7 January 1905 in Ungvár, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Afrikai völegény (1944) and Gentryfészek (1942). He died on 1 January 1972 in New York City, New York, USA.