Maurice Chevalier: A Song in My Heart

The life of Maurice Chevalier is fascinating: his heavy French accent, his melodic voice and his charm made him the prototype of the French Monsieur in America and all over the world. Born in 1888 in Paris, Chevalier started his professional career in 1901 as a singer and comedian. He starred in his first Hollywood musical "Innocents of Paris" in 1929, just two years after Al Jolson made history with the first all-talking motion picture. He was nominated for Academy Awards for the Love Parade (1929) and the Big Pond (1930).