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Returning to New York following the war, he became production manager for William Worthington, but soon returned to acting for the screen. Menjou* s great opportunity came when Charles Chaplin cast him in "A Woman of paris" with Edna Purviance. He made the most of it and forthwith established a reputation as a "man of the world" type actor.
He was given a starring contract by Paramount under which he made such well remembered features as "Forbidden Paradise", "Are parents People?" "The Grand Duchess and the Waiter", "The King on Main Street", "Evening Clothes' "A Gentleman of Paris", "His Private Life" and many others.
With the development of the audible screen, Menjou made the first talking picture in the French language, "Mon Gosse de Pere". He also made "Amor Audaz" in Spanish and "Seeing Hollywood" in German a succession of roles made possible by the fact that he speaks French, Gorman, Spanish and Italian fluentl.
Although by this time his popularity had declined to an extent, the prominent supporting role in which he appeared with Marlene Dietrich in her first Hollywood picture "Morocco", started him on the road back. His fine performance as the editor in "The Front Page" restored him to top position.
He went to London in 1932, made two pictures there and returned to Hollywood to several more Hollywood productions. Then cane the part in "Farewell to Arms" with Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes at the paramount studios which was hailed by critics the world over as superb acting.
His more recent pictures include: "The Trumpet 3lows", Harold Lloyd's "The Milky V.'ay" and "Wives Never Know".
Menjou has one brother, Henri, living in New York 7/here he is ongaged in the oil business. He is five feet, nine inches tall, weighs 153 pounds, has blue eyes and dark brown hair. He is married to Veree Teasdale.