If He Sang In Paris, There Would Be No Gas Chamber For Him

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scandal After Scandal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dancing For The SS In 1942 Paris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Young Maurice At His Bar Mitzvah

 

 

 

 

 

He Was Into Jewish Burlesque Shows

The good uncle checking his young niece

 

 

 

 

 

Maurice With Gigi

 

 

 

 

 

Is There Is A Deeper Meaning To His Song About 'Little Girls'?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Gigi Hiding From Uncle Maurice?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncle Maurice With Little Haley Mills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They Give So Much, And Ask So Little

 

 

 

 

 

Thank God Maurice Wasn't Forced Into "Das Showers"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Gas Chamber For Maurice?

During World War II, Chevalier sang and danced for the Germans in Paris. In 1941, he performed a new revue in the Casino de Paris: Bonjour Paris, which was another success. Songs like "Ça sent si bon la France" and "La Chanson du maçon" became hits. Chevalier performed in Berlin. He was married to a Jewish girl named Nita Ray, and she also escaped das 'Gassum Chambers'. 8

In 1942 he returned to Bocca, near Cannes, but returned to the capital city in September. In 1944 when Allied forces freed France, Chevalier was accused of collaborationism. Even though he was acquitted by a French convened court, the English-speaking press remained hostile and he was refused a visa for several years.

He was later classified as a communist. 7