'Charles Boyer only wife. He was so faithful to her that he decided to commit suicide two days after her death in 1978.
Took a fatal dose of barbiturates two days after his wifes death, which was also two days before his own seventy-ninth birthday.
Had one son: Michael Charles Boyer (born December 9, 1943); committed suicide September 21, 1965. He apparently played Russian roulette with a.38-caliber revolver after quarreling with a girlfriend.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
Following his death, he was interred with his wife Pat Paterson at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Received a degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne.
Half bald by his twenties, he only wore a toupee for his movie roles. Out in public, he never wore it.
Won a special Tony Award in 1952 "for distinguished performance in Don Juan in Hell, thereby assisting in a new theatre trend". He was also nominated for Broadways 1963 Tony Award as Best Actor for "Lord Pengo".
Vice president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964.
Off-screen was a happily married bookworm; referred to by his friends as a "stick-in-the-mud".
Chuck Jones used his French voice and mannerisms when he created famed cartoon skunk Pep Le Pew.
Boyer was the first choice of director Claude Chabrol in 1959 for "A Double Tour", but the role was ultimately played by Jacques Dacqmine.
Anatole Litvak thought Boyer was the best actor he ever worked with.
Boyer reportedly turned down offers to star in If I Were King , The Great Waltz , Wuthering Heights .
His favorite film was the romantic drama Love Affair .
Became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1942.
In addition to English and French, he spoke German, Italian and Spanish.
