MAURICE CHEVALIER - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 159266

MAURICE CHEVALIER
Signed hand-colored black and white British Colourgraph of the beloved actor saluting in a military uniform
Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "Maurice/ Chevalier", in black ink, b/w with green hand coloring, 3½x5½ overall, 3¼x5 image, one surface. Captioned: "Maurice Chevalier". Colourgraph Series post card no. C64, printed by Colourgraph Sereis of London, England. Legendary French entertainer Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972, born Maurice Auguste Chevalier in Paris, France), was nominated for Best Actor Academy Awards in 1929 and 1930 for The Big Pond and The Love Parade. He won an Honorary Oscar in 1958 "for his contributions to the world of entertainment for more than half a century". Over his long career, Chevalier appeared in a number of feature films, including The Merry Widow (1934), Folies Bergère de Paris (1935), Gigi (1958), Pepe (1960), Can-Can (1960), Fanny (1961), In Search of the Castaways (1962) and I'd Rather Be Rich (1964). Chevalier was also a singer. Known as "the French Al Jolson", he often sang in his movies. Classic Chevalier songs include movie songs You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me from Big Pond(1930), Mimi and Isn't It Romantic from Love Me Tonight(1932) and Thank Heaven for Little Girls and I Remember It Well from Gigi. Lightly toned, soiled, creased and bowed. Signature has beaded and bled lightly and has poor adhesion in places, but is legible. Pinholes in top corners. Rounded corners. Light scratches on image (not visible head-on). Otherwise, fine condition.