ADOLPHE MENJOU

'Adolphe Jean Menjou' (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of French and Irish descent, he was raised Roman Catholic, and attended the Culver Military Academy and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in engineering. Attracted to the vaudeville stage, he made his movie debut in 1916 in ''The Blue Envelope Mystery''. During World War I, he served as a captain in the ambulance service.
Returning from the war, he became a star in such films as ''The Sheik'' and ''The Three Musketeers''. When he starred in 1923's ''A Woman of Paris'', he solidified the image of a well-dressed man-about-town. His career stalled with the coming of talkies, but in 1930, he starred in ''Morocco'', with Marlene Dietrich. He was nominated for an Academy Award for ''The Front Page'' (1931).
In 1947, Menjou cooperated with the House Committee on Un-American Activities in its hunt for Communists in Hollywood. Menjou was a leading member of the ''Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals'', a conservative group formed to oppose Communist influence in Hollywood. Other members included Barbara Stanwyck (with whom he co-starred in ''Golden Boy'' in 1939) and her husband, actor Robert Taylor.
He ended his career with such roles as French General George Broulard in 1957's ''Paths of Glory'', and as the town curmudgeon in ''Pollyanna'' in 1960.
In 1948, he published his autobiography, ''It Took Nine Tailors''.
Menjou has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6822 Hollywood Blvd.

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Selected filmography

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Selected filmography

★ ''The Blue Envelope Mystery'' (1916)

★ ''The Sheik'' (1921), starring Rudolph Valentino

★ ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921)

★ ''A Woman of Paris'' (1923)

★ ''Morocco'' (1930)

★ ''The Front Page'' (1931)

★ ''Little Miss Marker'' (1934), featuring Shirley Temple

★ ''Gold Diggers of 1935'' (1935)

★ ''A Star Is Born'' (1937)

★ ''Stage Door'' (1937)

★ ''Golden Boy'' (1939)

★ ''You Were Never Lovelier'' (1942)

★ ''State of the Union'' (1948), with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn

★ ''Paths of Glory'' (1957), starring Kirk Douglas

★ ''I Married a Woman'' (1958)

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★ Photographs of Adolphe Menjou