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Claudette Colbert
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Claudette Colbert
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-09-13,Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Gender
Female
Biography
Claudette Colbert was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France on September 13, 1903 and was brought to the United States as a child three years later. Born Emilie 'Lily' Claudette Chauchoin, she went to high school in New York. She was studying at the Art Students League when, in 1923, she took the name Claudette Colbert for her first Broadway role in "The Wild Westcotts". Her most noteworthy stage vehicle was the "The Barker" in 1927. Her first film was a silent For the Love of Mike (1927), directed by Frank Capra. Made on a shoestring, the movie was a flop, and she vowed that it would be her last film role: "I only left Broadway when the crash came. The Depression killed the theater, and the pictures were manna from heaven". She had her first film success the next year, however, in The Lady Lies (1929). Her early notable films were all box-office hits and included Cleopatra (1934), in which she played the title role enticingly. She had her greatest triumph playing a runaway heiress, with enormous charm, opposite Clark Gable in Capra's comedy It Happened One Night (1934), for which she won the Academy Award as Best Actress. By 1938 her keen ability in business made her the highest paid star in Hollywood. By 1950, though, her star had begun to wane. She returned to the stage in 1956 when she replaced Margaret Sullavan during the spring and summer in the comedy "Janus". Appearances in other Broadway productions followed, including "The Marriage-Go-Round". Besides the stage, she did TV specials and had a supporting role in a notable TV movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe award. In 1989 she was presented with a Life Achievement award from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She married actor Norman Foster in 1928, although they never lived together and were divorced after seven years. She married surgeon Dr. Joel Pressman soon after and remained married until his death in 1968. In latter years she divided her time between an apartment in New York and a 200-year-old plantation house in Speightstown, Barbados, where she entertained such guests as Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan. She remained on Barbados Island after her stroke. On July 30, 1996, Claudette died in Speightstown, Barbados. She was 92.

Filmography

It Happened One Night

7.821

It Happened One Night
1934-02-22

The Smiling Lieutenant

6.9

The Smiling Lieutenant
1931-08-01

Let's Make It Legal

6.3

Let's Make It Legal
1951-10-31

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

7.017

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938-03-25

7.4

Midnight
1939-03-24

No Time for Love

6.7

No Time for Love
1943-04-09

The Palm Beach Story

7

The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28

Without Reservations

6.3

Without Reservations
1946-05-13

I Cover the Waterfront

5.1

I Cover the Waterfront
1933-05-19

5.4

Parrish
1961-05-04

7

The Egg and I
1947-05-01

Since You Went Away

6.4

Since You Went Away
1944-06-30

6.2

Tovarich
1937-12-25

Four Frightened People

5.9

Four Frightened People
1934-01-26

6

Cleopatra
1934-10-05

Tomorrow Is Forever

6.1

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20

5

The Lady Lies
1929-09-21

It's a Wonderful World

6.4

It's a Wonderful World
1939-05-19

Imitation of Life

6.994

Imitation of Life
1934-11-23

Royal Affairs in Versailles

6.8

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1954-02-10

She Married Her Boss

7

She Married Her Boss
1935-09-19

The Sign of the Cross

6.1

The Sign of the Cross
1932-11-30

5.2

Torch Singer
1933-09-08

Drums Along the Mohawk

6.429

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939-11-10

Three-Cornered Moon

5.2

Three-Cornered Moon
1933-08-08

The Gilded Lily

6.4

The Gilded Lily
1935-01-25

The Secret Fury

5.3

The Secret Fury
1950-02-21

6.3

Sleep, My Love
1948-02-18

6.9

Boom Town
1940-08-30

Under Two Flags

6

Under Two Flags
1936-04-30

5.9

Maid of Salem
1937-02-12

Remember the Day

6.6

Remember the Day
1941-12-25

Thunder on the Hill

6.5

Thunder on the Hill
1951-10-17

6.8

Skylark
1941-11-21

Three Came Home

6.7

Three Came Home
1950-02-20

Family Honeymoon

5.7

Family Honeymoon
1948-12-06

The Hole in the Wall

4.9

The Hole in the Wall
1929-04-27

5.667

Private Worlds
1935-04-19

The Bride Comes Home

4.8

The Bride Comes Home
1935-12-25

So Proudly We Hail

5.5

So Proudly We Hail
1943-09-09

6.1

Arise, My Love
1940-11-08

6.2

Guest Wife
1945-07-27

I Met Him in Paris

5

I Met Him in Paris
1937-05-28

Honor Among Lovers

5.7

Honor Among Lovers
1931-02-28

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

6.3

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
1999-12-27

5.5

Make Me a Star
1932-07-01

5.5

Manslaughter
1930-07-22

The Phantom President

5

The Phantom President
1932-09-23

Tonight Is Ours

0

Tonight Is Ours
1933-01-21

5.4

Texas Lady
1955-11-23

The Misleading Lady

0

The Misleading Lady
1932-04-15

Practically Yours

0

Practically Yours
1944-12-20

The Man from Yesterday

4.3

The Man from Yesterday
1932-06-24

Secrets of a Secretary

5.5

Secrets of a Secretary
1931-09-05

The Planter's Wife

6.2

The Planter's Wife
1952-12-04

Young Man of Manhattan

5.2

Young Man of Manhattan
1930-04-19

4.3

Zaza
1938-12-29

5.875

The Big Pond
1930-05-03

3.5

His Woman
1931-11-20

The Secret Heart

6.3

The Secret Heart
1946-12-25

6

Bride for Sale
1949-11-12

For the Love of Mike

5

For the Love of Mike
1927-07-31

8

Blithe Spirit
1956-01-14

Daughters of Destiny

4

Daughters of Destiny
1954-01-21

6

The Wiser Sex
1932-03-14

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

6

The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935-11-04

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Breakdowns of 1938

5

Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942-10-05

Complicated Women

6.7

Complicated Women
2003-05-06

Hollywood Goes to Town

7

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938-07-07

The Love Goddesses

6.3

The Love Goddesses
1965-03-03

The House That Shadows Built

7

The House That Shadows Built
1931-07-08

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

5

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01

The Colgate Comedy Hour

7

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

Robert Montgomery Presents

4.333

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The Steve Allen Show

4

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

The Jack Benny Program

7.6

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

6.3

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.2

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

4.3

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987-02-08

7.4

Playhouse 90
1956-10-04

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Steve Allen Show

4

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

5.857

Suspicion
1957-09-30