The Academy Awards: A Pictorial History - INSCRIBED TO MAURICE CHEVALIER

New York: Bonanza Books. 1964. A history of the Oscars from 1927 to 1963, including complete listing of awards and many pages of movie stills from each year's winners, with a gift inscription and a card from a friend of the great French entertainer. "To my most honorable and dearest friend, Maurice Chevalier, 'Special Academy Award Winner 1958,' 'Trouper of the Year 1967,' and the 'World's Greatest Entertainer of All Time.'... June 18, 1967." 341 pp. White cloth with red lettering in a black, white, and red printed dust jacket. A few slight dents to the binding; wear, losses and a tear to the dust jacket; overall fine in good dust jacket.

The French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer Maurice Chevalier is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Louise", "Mimi", "Valentine", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including The Love Parade and The Big Pond. His trademark attire was a boater hat, which he always wore on stage with a tuxedo. In 1958, he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi and in the early 1960s, he made eight films, including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year.  The success of Gigi prompted Hollywood to give him an Academy Honorary Award that year for achievements in entertainment.  (13888)

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