Debonair European screen idol who was born in Italy but brought to France at an early age by his parents, left-wing peasants wishing to escape Mussolini's regime. Montand worked his way from the docks of Marseilles to the pinnacle of international stardom. After beginning a career as a music-hall singer, he was "discovered" in Paris in 1944 by Edith Piaf, who featured him in her act…
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