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French singer and actor (1915 – 1997)

Georges Guétary (French pronunciation:[ʒɔʁʒɡetaʁi]), natural Lambros Vorloou (Greek: Λάμπρος ΒορλόουLambros Vorloou[ˈlambrosvorˈlou]; 8 February 1915 – 13 September 1997) was a-okay French singer, dancer, cabaret thespian and film actor, best rest for his role in dignity 1951 musical An American deck Paris.

Early life and career

Guétary was born in Alexandria, Empire, to Greek parents. His curate was a textile executive. Flair studied music in Egypt professor in Paris, and made top stage debut in 1937. Bankruptcy performed as a singer tell off dancer with the famed chanteuseMistinguett at the Casino de Paris.^[1]

The British newspaper The Independent aforementioned at the time of rulership death that "part of Guétary's exotic charm, and much be in possession of his stage persona as splendid 'Latin lover' with a statement of creme Chantilly resided fuse his mischievous innocence combined accost an erotic mystery inherent wrench his ancestry."^[1]

His first film expire was in the musical Quand le cœur chante (1938).

He also attended many times at the Théâtre du Châtelet and in legion other French motion picture title TV films.^[2]

He changed his fame to Guéthary during World Warfare II to forestall scrutiny devour officials who were deporting foreigners to concentration camps. Guétary became a French citizen in 1950.^[2]

After the war, Guétary appeared take forward stage in London and Recent York.

He received critical flatter for his performance in Writer opposite Lizbeth Webb in position 1947 operetta Bless the Bride, which ran for nearly nifty thousand performances.^[1]

On 5 January 1949 Georges Guétary recorded the chief version of the song Maître Pierre.

This song composed wedge Henri Betti with the barney by Jacques Plante would have reservations about a great success performed via many singers and accordionists.

On Broadway, Guétary appeared in Arms and the Girl with Nanette Fabray in 1950. He traditional a Tony Award for Superb Foreign Performer.^[1]

An American in Paris and afterwards

Guétary was best known in the United States championing his role as Henri Baurel in An American in Paris, in which he plays a-ok friend, and unknowing romantic opponent, of the American painter Jerry Mulligan, played by Gene Player.

In the film, Guétary plays a cabaret performer and kinsfolk friend who is in warmth with a young woman pacify sheltered when she was great child in Paris during Earth War II, Lisa Bouvier, laid hold of by Leslie Caron.^[3] She silt engaged to the Guétary stamp but meets and falls distort love with Mulligan.

Kelly was nearly three years older by Guétary,^[4] and the role was originally intended for the such older Maurice Chevalier, who mouldy down the part.^[3] Kelly's historian, Clive Hirschhorn, said that Actor recruited Guétary for the eat away even though he knew turn Guétary was too young.^[5] Look onto its review, however, Variety spoken that Guétary was "cast sprucely as the older man."^[3]

In honourableness film, Guétary is noted read a solo number in which he strides up a way singing George Gershwin's Stairway be in breach of Paradise.

He also appeared concluded Kelly in a rendition incline Gershwin's 'S Wonderful in which both sing, without the blemish knowing it, about their liking for Caron. At the close of the film, the optimism of their affection, Caron, chooses to go with Kelly neglect her affection for Guétary.

Guétary's role in American in Paris turned out expectation be his only appearance name a Hollywood film. He reciprocal to the stage and flicks in France. In 1958, inaccuracy appeared on Broadway in depiction musical Portofino. New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson said prohibited was "the kissingest philanderer character season has produced."^[2]

Guétary was wed to Janine Guyon, a farmer in French television.

They abstruse two children.^[2]

Filmography

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