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Actor Born: August 10, 1908 in Cairo, Egypt Death: April 20, 1996 in West Hollywood, CA Biography:Egyptian actor "Alex D'Arcy" made his first film in Europe in 1928, and shortly thereafter appeared in Hitchcock's "Champagne" (1928). Frequently cast as urbane gentleman or smooth rogues, D'Arcy appeared prominently in such French films as "A Nous a Liberte" (1931) and "Carnival in Flanders" (1937) before crossing the ocean to make movies in Hollywood. D'Arcy's best English-speaking screen role of the '30s was as "Irene Dunne"'s amorous music teacher in "The Awful Truth" (1937), in which he was hilariously beaten to a pulp by jealous husband "Cary Grant". After his turn as "Marilyn Monroe"'s "dream husband" in "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), D'Arcy's roles lessened in importance; perhaps his gigolo image was out of step with the more down-to-Earth '50s. By 1962, he was more often cast in tiny roles in Hollywood comedies like "Jerry Lewis"' Way...Way Out (1967) and character parts in such... Full Biography
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