CHARLES BOYER

!!Charles Boyer was known as one of the great cinematic lovers with his passionate, deep-set eyes and ultra suave manner. He was born in Figeac, France on August 28, 1899. He went to the Sorbonne in Paris where he earned a degree in Philosophy. My first memory of seeing him on film was in the Garden of Allah, 1936 where he starred with Marlene Dietrich and I was completely swept away by his suave and sophisticated manner and deep voice with French accent. He had done many films in France and been very successful. His first film was L'Homme du Large (The Big House).He went to Hollywood to make the French remake of Wallace Berry's great American movie, The Big House. Since he had been such a big star in France he was taking a great risk by leaving the French film industry. He fell for Hollywood and decided to stay to take his chance in American films. Apart from a few words he did not speak English so he started taking English lessons. His first big break in a Hollywood role was a very small part of a chauffeur to Jean Harlow in Red Headed Woman, 1932. He became a true star with this role and went on to play opposite the most alluring actresses of the 30's and 40's such as Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Irene Dunne Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis and Claudette Colbert Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds