Gigi – Leslie Caron.” Twenty-five years later—and 57 years after I first saw her light up the silver screen—it still hangs on my wall. Steve North. Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Five decades ago, Leslie Caron had no inkling that “Gigi” would become a legendary movie musical whose legacy is going strong today. She remembers it well. Caron was 26, a top star at MGM and ...

Leslie Caron: Gigi comes of age In her new film, Leslie Caron plays a starchy French matriarch but, in real life, she's always been drawn to outsiders.

The chemistry between Maurice Chevalier and Leslie Caron in “Gigi” was acting at its best because offscreen, the two couldn’t stand each other. Edward Behr gives them each the last word in ...

CARON: (as Gigi) To take care of you beautifully means that I should go away from here with you and that I should sleep in your bed. STAMBERG: When she played Gigi, in 1958, Leslie Caron was a big ...

Leslie Caron 33 photos. Gene Kelly memorably serenaded Leslie Caron in the classic motion picture, “An American In Paris.” And movie lovers continue to sing her praises to this day.

Gigi, starring Leslie Caron as Gigi and Louis Jordan as Gaston, nabbed nine 1958 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Success was bittersweet for MGM, the movie musical masters.

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Turner Classic Movies is running a special on Leslie Caron in October -- every Monday this month features her movies, and tonight are the best-known musicals: An American In Paris, Gigi and Lili ...

SUSAN STAMBERG, BYLINE: In "Gigi," Leslie Caron played an adorable young girl in 1900s Paris; the age of long gowns, feathered hats, morning coats. Gigi was being raised to become a courtesan.