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Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies.
The words "suave" and "debonair" became synonymous with the name Adolphe Menjou in Hollywood, both on- and off-camera. The epitome of knavish, continental charm and sartorial opulence, Menjou, complete with trademark waxy black mustache, evolved into one of Hollywood's most distinguished of artists and fashion plates, a tailor-made scene ...
The epitome of knavish, continental charm and sartorial opulence, Menjou, complete with trademark waxy black mustache, evolved into one of Hollywood's most distinguished of artists and fashion plates, a tailor-made scene-stealer, if you will. What is often forgotten is that he was primed as a matinée...
Adolphe Menjou was an American actor. Known as an archetypal Frenchman, he is remembered as one of the best-dressed men in Hollywood. Adolphe’s career traversed from the silent era to that of the talkies, and he showcased his versatility by playing both heroic and villainous characters with equal ease.
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies.
The best dressed man in America, the ever debonair Adolphe Menjou quickly made his mark during the waning days of silent cinema as a suave ladies’ man, clad in the finest of formal wear and always sporting the most impeccable moustache in the room. After toiling in small roles for a few years,...
The Rake - The modern voice of classic elegance
Actor Born Feb. 18, 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA. Died Oct. 29, 1963 of hepatitis in Beverly Hills, Calif. A dolphe Menjou was known as one of Hollywood's most debonair actors, a symbol of...
Yet Adolphe Menjou, the embodiment of Hollywood’s low-grade urbanity and worldliness, is a special case in that he not only remained a forty-something leading man in the early sound era ( The Front Page, The Great Lover) but also smoothly made the transition to top supporting player in mid-decade, a position he would hold for the next quarter of...
In a career that spanned from the late teens to the early 1960s, Adolphe Menjou made a unique mark, not only for his formidable acting talent, but for how he looked while he was doing it. His was a rich and well-spent life.
