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Charles Boyer was a French and American film actor, television producer, screenwriter, and film producer. Born in Figeac, France, in 1899, he began his work period in 1920 and continued until 1976. He was educated at the Sorbonne and studied under Raphaël Duflos. Boyer spoke French and English. He was a Catholic and was married to Pat Paterson.
Boyer received the Academy Honorary Award, a Special Tony Award, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He died in Phoenix in 1978 from a drug overdose by suicide. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found success in movies during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised romantic dramas, Algiers (1938) and Love Affair (1939). Another famous role was in the…
Known for
- L'Enigme Charles Boyer2019
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
- Reflections on 'Gaslight' — Self (archive footage)2003
- Ingrid Bergman Remembered — Self (archive footage)1996
- The Casting Couch1995
- Death In Hollywood1990
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)1984
- The Louvre — Narrator1978
- A Matter of Time — Count Sanziani1976
- Stavisky... — Le baron Jean Raoul1974
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1899
- Active to
- 1978
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 442
- Total plays
- 1,807
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1899-08-28 ) 28 August 1899, Figeac , France
- Died
- 26 August 1978 (1978-08-26) (aged 78), Phoenix, Arizona , U.S.
- Burial place
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City , California, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Sorbonne
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1920–1976
- Known for
- The Garden of Allah Algiers Love Affair Liliom Gaslight
- Spouse
- Pat Paterson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1934 ; died 1978 )
- Awards
- Academy Honorary Award (1943)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Figeac
- Place of death
- Phoenix
- Spouse
- Pat Paterson
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Sorbonne
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Student of
- Raphaël Duflos
- Image
- Charles Boyer Elsa Martinelli The Rogues.JPG
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- Commons category
- Charles Boyer
- date of birth
- 1899-08-28
- date of death
- 1978-08-26
- manner of death
- Suicide
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Charles Boyer
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
- end of work period
- 1976-00-00
- name in native language
- Charles Boyer
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Boyer ( French: [ʃaʁl bwaje]; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American films during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised, in romantic dramas such as The Garden of Allah (1936), Algiers (1938), and Love Affair (1939), as well as the mystery-thriller Gaslight (1944). He received four Oscar nominations for Best Actor. He also appeared as himself on the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy.
Life and career
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