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Fernand Gravey
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Actor Born: December 25, 1904 in Brussels, Belgium Death: November 2, 1970 in Paris, France Biography:The son of Belgian actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, Fernand Gravet was a stage performer at age 5, appearing under his father's direction. Thanks to his British education and his service in His Majesty's merchant marine, Gravet was able to thrive as a stage actor in several different countries, the usual language barriers posing no problem to him. Billed as Fernand Gravey, he made his first film, "L'Amour Chante", in France in 1930. He was brought to Hollywood in 1937 amidst an elaborate publicity campaign which instructed filmgoers in the proper pronunciation of his name: "Rhymes with 'Gravy'." Curiously, Hollywood insisted upon billing him as "Gravet" rather than "Gravey," possibly in anticipation of film-critic wisecracks. He starred in standard urbane-continental roles in "The King and the Chorus Girl" (1937) and "Fools for Scandal" (1938) and was cast as Johann Strauss in MGM's... Full Biography
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