Curiosidades

Menjou was an avid and skilled golfer. Clark Gable was among his favorite partners on the links.

First-generation American of mixed French-Irish ancestry. His French-born father, Albert Menjou, was a successful hotel manager and his mother, Nora Joyce, was from Connemara, Ireland.

Voted Best Dressed Man in America nine times over the years.

The first Drive-In Theater was devised by Richard M. Hollingshead in Camden, New Jersey and opened on June 6, 1933. It had 400 slots and a 40 by 50 foot screen, and he advertised it with the slogan, "The whole family is welcome, regardless of how noisy the children are." The first movie shown was "Wife Beware" starring Adolphe Menjou. His drive-in was in operation for only three years, but in that time the idea caught on in other states.

Once boasted that his wardrobe included about 2,000 articles -- over 100 suits and 15 overcoats alone.

In 1944, Menjou and Walt Disney formed the militant anti-Communist organization called the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals.

Was a "Friendly Witness" to the House Committee on Un-American Activities' hearings into alleged "Communist subversion" in Hollywood. He willingly "named names" to HUAC during his 1947 testimony and was well known for his right-wing political stances. He (allegedly) said that all Communists should be taken out and shot, regardless of whether they were American citizens or not.

Distant cousin of author James Joyce--his mother was Joyce's first cousin.

He passed away with an estate valued at $700,000.

Adolphe attended the Culver Military Academy and eventually graduated from Cornell University with a degree in engineering. He also was a captain in the Ambulance Corps during World War I.

The "Menjou" mustache was named after him.

Spoke French fluently (French being his father's tongue) and starred in several Hollywood-made French-language films in 1930.

Possessed enviable art and coin collections during his lifetime.

In 1919, Menjou produced a series of two-minute shorts for J. Van Buren entitles "Topics of the Day".

Brother of actor Henri Menjou.

Menjou was also well known in the 1950s as a television pitch man for Drewrys Beer, and appeared in several Drewrys television commercials.

Staunch member of the John Birch Society.

He has appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Marrocos (1930), Última Hora (1931), Dada em Penhor (1934) and Glória Feita de Sangue (1957).

Had starred in five Oscar Best Picture nominees: Última Hora (1931), Adeus às Armas (1932), Nasce uma Estrela (1937), 100 Homens e uma Menina (1937) and No Teatro da Vida (1937). The last three of these were released in 1937.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6826 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

He and fellow actor Edward Arnold were born on the same day: February 18, 1890.

Following his death, he was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party. He once told a friend that: "I've got gold stashed in safety deposit boxes all over town... They'll never get an ounce from me.", referring to the Democratic Party and their New Deal policies during the Great Depression.