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  1. Claudette Colbert. / 13.241235; -59.642320. Émilie Chauchoin [1] ( French: [ʃoʃwɛ̃]; September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996), professionally known as Claudette Colbert ( / koʊlˈbɛər / kohl-BAIR, [2] French: [kɔlbɛʁ] ), was an American actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to ...

  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).

    • January 1, 1
    • Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
    • January 1, 1
    • Speightstown, Barbados
  3. Claudette Colbert Facts 1. She Didn’t Want to Be a Movie Star. Claudette Colbert’s whole career was a surprise. A stage actress, Colbert never wanted to be a movie star. Even so, Hollywood wanted her. Tinseltown was just switching from silent films to talkies, and there was huge demand for actresses who had experience with speaking roles.

  4. 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 ...

    • September 13, 1903
    • July 30, 1996
  5. Apr 23, 2024 · Claudette Colbert (born September 13, 1903, Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France—died July 30, 1996, Speightstown, Barbados) was an American stage and motion-picture actress known for her trademark bangs, her velvety purring voice, her confident intelligent style, and her subtle graceful acting. Colbert moved with her family to New York City ...

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  7. Claudette Colbert (1903–1996) was an American actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in It Happened One Night (1934). Born Émilie (aka Lily) Claudette Chauchoin, she had early passions for a career in fashion design. [1] Although she is more generally remembered for her film work, Colbert's show business career began on stage ...

  8. 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.

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