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Birth Name: Adolphe Jean Menjou
Date of Birth: February 18, 1890
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Death: October 29, 1963
Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: * father – French * mother – Irish
Adolphe Menjou was an American actor. He appeared in both silent and talking pictures. His films included The Sheik , A Woman of Paris , The Marriage Circle , Morocco , The Front Page , A Star Is Born (1937), and Paths of Glory .
He was the son of Nora (Joyce) and Jean Adolphe Albert Menjou. His father was French. His mother was Irish. Adolphe was married to actress Verree Teasdale, until his death. The couple had a son, who was adopted.
Adolphe’s paternal grandfather was Bernard Severin Menjou (the son of Jean Pierre Menjou and Madeleine Subervielle). Bernard was born in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Adolphe’s paternal grandmother was Claire Vignau-Pucheu (the daughter of Jean Vignau-Pucheu and Marie Josephe Py Bourret). Claire was born in Cescau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Sources: Genealogy of Adolphe Menjou (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Adolphe Menjou on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org