Perhaps best known for his rendition of the 1957 hit 'Thank Heaven for Little
Girls', The French cabaret singer, actor and dancer Maurice Chevalier had a
career which spanned two world wars and continued right up to 1970. With his
trademark tuxedo and boater hat, Chevalier was a popular international performer
and thanks to his numerous film appearances was as well known in the USA as he
was in his native France. Whilst still a young performer appearing in musical
comedies, Chevalier was romantically linked with two hugely successful female
artists, Fréhel (Marguerite Boulc'h) an...