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Actor
Claudette Colbert
Famoose for
Winning an Oscar for It Happened One Night.
It Happened One Night · The Palm Beach Story
- Born
- 13 September 1903
- Birthplace
- Saint-Mandé
- Died
- 30 July 1996
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Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert was a French-American actor who excelled in sophisticated comedy and screen drama.
Early life
France to New York
Born in Saint-Mandé and moved with her family to Manhattan in 1906.
Career
- 1920s
Broadway
Established a stage career.
- 1930s
Hollywood
Became a leading film performer.
- 1950s onward
Stage and television
Returned increasingly to theatre and television.
Selected work
It Happened One Night
Won the leading-actress Oscar.
The Palm Beach Story
Starred in the screwball comedy.
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Won a Golden Globe.
Beyond work
Late theatre career
Experienced a stage resurgence in the 1970s.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Whitey Schafer. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.