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  1. Émilie Chauchoin (French:; September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996), professionally known as Claudette Colbert (/ k oʊ l ˈ b ɛər / kohl-BAIR, French:), was an American actress.Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures.Initially contracted to Paramount Pictures, Colbert became one of the few major ...

  2. Claudette Colbert. Actress: It Happened One Night. One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint Mandé, France where her father owned a bakery at 57, rue de la République (now Avenue Général de Gaulle). The family moved to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to ...

  3. Claudette Colbert. Actress: It Happened One Night. One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint Mandé, France where her father owned a bakery at 57, rue de la République (now Avenue Général de Gaulle). The family moved to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to ...

  4. Jul 22, 2024 · Claudette Colbert, American stage and motion-picture actress noted for her trademark bangs, her velvety purring voice, her confident intelligent style, and her subtle graceful acting. She is best known for her starring role in the screwball comedy It Happened One Night (1934).

  5. Claudette Colbert (/ k oʊ l ˈ b ɛər / kohl-BAIR; born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin; September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was an American actress.. Colbert was famous for her light comedy as well as emotional drama. She became one of the biggest box-office stars of her time. In 1999, she was ranked as the 12th greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute in their list AFI ...

  6. May 14, 2018 · Colbert, Claudette (b. 3 September 1903 in Paris, France; d. 30 July 1996 in Barbados, West Indies), actor of stage, screen, television, and radio who won the Academy Award for best actress for the comedy classic It Happened One Night.Colbert was born Lily Claudette Chauchoin. When the financial situation in France adversely affected her father, Georges Chauchoin, a banker, he and his wife ...

  7. News Claudette Colbert Dies at 93 The versatile stage, screen and television actress, Claudette Colbert, died July 30 on the island of Barbados, where she lived for many years. She was 92 years ...

  8. Jul 31, 1996 · Claudette Colbert, the versatile stage and film star whose flair for light comedy cheered audiences during the Depression and for decades afterward, died yesterday at Belle-rive, her home on the ...

  9. Apr 23, 2010 · With her impeccable makeup, trademark bangs, and stunning legs, Claudette Colbert became America’s highest-paid movie star in 1938 by sheer force of will.

  10. Jul 31, 1996 · Cheekbones that arched to heaven. A valentine face, fringed with demure auburn bangs. And a one-of-the-guys voice that enchanted both stuffed shirts and working stiffs.