Charles boyer obituary

All All. Sign In. The Latin Lover. Charles Boyer studied philosophy before he went to the theater where he gave his debut in Although he had at first no intentions to pursue a career at the movies his first movie was Man of the Sea by Marcel L'Herbier he used his chance in Hollywood after several filming stations all over Europe.

In the beginning of his career his beautiful voice was hidden by the silent movies but in Hollywood he became famous for his whispered declarations of love like in movies with Greta Garbo , Marlene Dietrich or Ingrid Bergman. In he married Pat Paterson , his first and unusual for a star only wife. He was so faithful to her that he decided to commit suicide two days after her death in Spouse Pat Paterson February 14, - August 24, her death, 1 child.

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Michael Charles Boyer. Heavy French accent. Took a fatal dose of barbiturates two days after his wife's death, which was also two days before his own seventy-ninth birthday. Half bald by his twenties, he only wore a toupee for his movie roles. Out in public, he never wore it. Off-screen was a happily married bookworm, referred to by his friends as a "stick-in-the-mud".