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.
Brother of actor Henri Menjou.
Distant cousin of author James Joyce--his mother was Joyce's first cousin.
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.
He died with an estate valued at $700,000.
Once boasted that his wardrobe included about 2,000 articles -- over 100 suits and 15 overcoats alone.
Possessed enviable art and coin collections during his lifetime.
Staunch member of the John Birch Society.
The "Menjou" mustache was named after him.
Voted Best Dressed Man in America nine times over the years.
Was a (very) "friendly witness" for 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 ultra-right-wing political stances. He once said that all Communists should be taken out and shot, regardless of whether they were American citizens or not.