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Claudette Colbert 09.13.1903 - 07.30.1996 (93 years old)

Claudette Colbert was an American film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, and has been called "The mixture of inimitable beauty, sophistication, wit, and vivacity". Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to motion pictures with the advent of sound film. Initially associated with Paramount Pictures, Colbert gradually shifted to working as a freelance actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in It Happened One Night (1934), and received two other Academy Award nominations. Other notable films include Cleopatra (1934) and The Palm Beach Story (1942). With her round apple-face, big eyes, charm, aristocratic manner, and flair for light comedy as well as emotional drama, Colbert was known for a versatility that led to her becoming one of the best-paid stars of the 1930s and 1940s.During her career, Colbert starred in more than sixty movies. She was the industry's highest-paid star in 1938 and 1942. Among her frequent co-stars were Fred MacMurray in seven films (1935−1949), and

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (090) the barker (repeat)	1936-07-20
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (115) the gilded lily	1937-01-11
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (131) hands across the table	1937-05-03
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (157) alice adams	1938-01-03
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (211) it happened one night	1939-03-20
screen guild theater, the	variety	1939-05-14
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (224) the ex mrs bradford	1939-06-19
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (228) the awful truth	1939-09-11
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (264) midnight	1940-05-20
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (275) his girl friday	1940-09-30
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (313) the shop around the corner	1941-06-23
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (337) skylark	1942-02-02
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (148) guest claudette colbert	1942-05-05
cavalcade of america, the	remember the day	1942-05-18
command performance	command performance (035) bob hope, judy garland, claudette colbert	1942-10-09
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (391) once upon a honeymoon	1943-04-12
Fibber McGee and Molly	fibber mcgee and molly (0360) indian fighter uncle sycamore on radio	1943-04-13
lights out	archer	1943-04-13
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (412) so proudly we hail	1943-11-01
command performance	command performance (128) claudette colbert, jimmy durante, ronald colman	1944-07-08
old gold comedy theater	the palm beach story	1944-10-29
command performance	command performance (149) claudette colbert, bob burns, tommy dorsey	1944-11-07
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (457) magnificent obsession (repeat)	1944-11-13
mail call	jack benny paulette goddard claudette colbert	1945-03-07
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (490) practically yours (repeat)	1945-08-27
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (534) without reservations	1946-08-26
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (570) the egg and i (1)	1947-05-05
bing crosby philco radio time	claudette colbert	1948-04-28
philco radio time	philco radio time(46 49) (067) claudette colbert	1948-04-28
command performance	command performance sixth anniversary special	1948-05-29
bing crosby philco radio time	claudette colbert and crosby boys	1948-09-29
philco radio time	philco radio time(46 49) (073) claudette colbert and crosby boys	1948-09-29
jack benny program	guest stars claudette colbert and vincent price	1949-02-06
Family Theater	family theater (112) night elevator	1949-04-06
screen directors playhouse, the	tomorrow is forever	1950-01-13
Family Theater	family theater (189) the lady with a lamp	1950-09-27
Bing Crosby Chesterfield Show	chesterfield show(49 52) (039) guest claudette colbert	1950-10-25
hedda hopper show, the	guest roy rogers	1951-03-04
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (757) movietime, usa	1951-09-24
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (528) guest claudette colbert	1952-04-01
biography in sound	ethel barrymore	1955-03-20

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"It happened one night" is my favorite

Amalia

such classic beauty!!! I love It happened one night:)))

Madeleine

Claudette Colbert and Myrna Loy, my all time two greatest Actors.

Margrate

Loved her in her last film, Parrish. God rest her soul.

James

One awesome star. She was beautiful and talented.

Thomas

I loved so many of her films. Among them The Egg and I, Imitation of Life, Since You Went Away, and The Two Mrs. Grenvilles. The last performance was fabulous, and Ms. Colbert was 84 years of age. Amazing star at any age. I have so many of her films in my DVD library, and am proud of any and all. She was simply the best!

Susan

Just loved her

Sally

Claudette Colbert

Mike

A favorite of mine as well. A great actress and a real beauty

Mike

Claudette Colbert is one of my all time favorite actresses

Robert

I loved all Claudette Colbert's movies!

Lupe

I loved all Claudette Colbert's movies!

Lupe

One of my all time favorites!

Jessie

actress CLAUDETTE COLBERT (1903 – 1996); who was born on September 13th. In 1930 she starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in The Big Pond, which was filmed in both English and French. She co-starred with Fredric March in Manslaughter (1930), receiving critical acclaim for her performance as a woman charged with vehicular manslaughter. Colbert established herself as a femme fatale in two of Cecil B. DeMille's films. In the 1932 historical epic The Sign of the Cross she starred opposite Fredric March as the Roman empress Poppea. In Cleopatra (1934), she played the title role opposite Warren William and Henry Wilcoxon. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in It Happened One Night (1934), and also received Academy Award nominations for Private Worlds (1935) and Since You Went Away (1944). During her successful career, Colbert starred in more than sixty movies. By the mid 1950s, she had largely retired from the screen in favor of television and stage work, earning a Tony Award nomination for The Marriage-Go-Round in 1959. Her career tapered off during the early 1960s, but in the late 1970s she experienced a career resurgence in theater, earning a Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago theater work in 1980. For her television work in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy Award nomination.

Mike

Always enjoyed Claudette Cobert! My favorites, 'It Happened One Night!" and "Drums Along The Mohawk!" Beautiful!

Mary

I loved this actress!!!! I so loved the movie stars in that time period.

Kathy

I especially liked Claudette Colbert in "The Palm Beach Story." She had a great flair for comedy.

Bill

I think Claudette was the Most beautiful Cleopatra!

Mike

CLAUDETTE COLBERT (1903 ~ 1996) Colbert was one of the "greats" of classic cinema ~ equally adept at drama and comedy. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for the classic comedy "It Happened One Night" (1934) opposite Clark Gable and some of her other comedies included: "Midnight" (39), "It's A Wonderful World" (39), "Arise My Love" (40), "The Palm Beach Story" (42), "No Time For Love" (43) and "The Egg And I" (47). She was Oscar nominated as Best Actress as well for the dramas "Private Worlds" (35) and "Since You Went Away" (44) and some of her other dramas included: "Cleopatra" (34), "Imitation Of Life" (34), "Drums Along The Mohawk" (39), "So Proudly We Hail!" (43), "Three Came Home" (50) and "Thunder On The Hill" (51). Her film career lasted from 1929 until 1961 and later on she appeared in a supporting role in the television miniseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" (1987), winning a Golden Globe and being nominated for an Emmy Award.

Jack

Wonderful Actress...loved her movies!...

Patricia

Colbert, Claudette (Claudette Lily Chauchoin) Born in Paris, France 9/13/1903; died 7/30/1996 of a stroke at her Bridgetown, Barbados, Spain home. Married and divorced to actor-director Norman Foster (1928-1935); Doctor Joel Pressman (1935-1968 his death). Came to America at age six with her family. Trained at a secretarial school, and wanted to be a fashion designer. Stage debut with a bit role in The Wild Wescotts (1923). Silent screen debut in For The Love Of Mike (1927). Academy Award for It Happened One Night (1934). Hollywood's highest paid star in 1938.

Jack

Guest star on many radio programs including The Ford Theatre, Hollywood Players & Millions for Defense.

Jack

Regular performer on The Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players for CBS-Radio (1946-1947). Guest star on television programs including The Jack Benny Program for CBS (1951) The Best Of Broadway for CBS (1954), General Motors Fiftieth Anniversary Show for NBC (1957) The Bells Of St. Mary's for CBS (1959) and Zane Grey Theater for CBS (1960). Congresswoman Elizabeth Harper on The Claudette Colbert Show for NBC-TV (1958).

Jack

Last public appearence was a role in the made-for-television two-part movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles on NBC (1987).

Jack

Always one of my favorites.

Jack

Happy birthday to Claudette Colbert, born on September 13, 1903.

Mike

Born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13th, 1903, in Saint Mande, France. Colbert started her career just like Margaret Sullavan, onstage in the 20s, but then moved to film with the advent of talking pictures. She started out with Paramount Pictures, later becoming a freelance actor. She won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1934 film, It Happened One Night. She was the first woman not born in the United States to achieve an Academy Award. She also received Oscar nominations for the 1935 film Private Worlds and the 1944 film Since You Went Away.

Michael

She died on July 30th, 1996, in Speightstown, Barbados, after a series of strokes.

Michael

Colbert (1903-1996) began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to motion pictures with the advent of Talking pictures. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in It Happened One Night (1934), and received two other Academy Award nominations. Other notable films include Cleopatra (1934) and The Palm Beach Story (1942).

Jack

Colbert’s career rose with such notable features as "The Smiling Lieutenant" (1931, directed by Ernst Lubitsch), Cecil B. DeMille's "The Sign of the Cross" (1932), in which Colbert's Empress Poppaea took a famous bath in asses' milk, and James Cruze's "I Cover the Waterfront" (1933).

Jack

It was, however, with "It Happened One Night" (1934) that Colbert, on loan-out to struggling Columbia Pictures, really achieved top stardom. Cast opposite Clark Gable, Colbert's chic elegance and supple wisecracking were matched by a low-key warmth and humanity that audiences fell for. Convinced that a comedy performance could not cop her the Best Actress Oscar for the year, Colbert was on board a train for New York when she was stopped and whisked to the Academy ceremonies to collect her prize. She had reached her peak and continued in a series of roles that epitomized the tongue-in-cheek Colbert persona: secretaries and struggling actresses who captivate the horsey set ("The Gilded Lily," "She Married Her Boss," both 1935), aristocrats who work as maids or working women who masquerade as aristocrats ("Tovarich" 1937; the superb "Midnight" 1939, one of her best).

Jack

Colbert starred in five Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), It Happened One Night (1934), Imitation of Life (1934), Cleopatra (1934) and Since You Went Away (1944). The middle three were all released in 1934. It Happened One Night is the only winner.

Jack

Colbert (1903 ~ 1996) was one of the greats of the 1930s (the decade we are focusing on during this series) and won the Best Actress Academy Award for the classic (Best Picture Oscar winner) "It Happened One Night" (1934) opposite Clark Gable. She was also Oscar nominated (during the 1930s) for 1935's "Private Worlds".

Michael

She co-starred with Fred MacMurray in three 1930s films: "The Gilded Lily" (35), "The Bride Comes Home" (35) and "Maid Of Salem" (37) and co-starred with Fredric March in four films during the thirties: "Manslaughter" (30), "Honor Among Lovers" (31), "The Sign Of The Cross" (32) and "Tonight Is Ours" (33). Gary Cooper was her leading man in both "His Woman" (31) and "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (38). She made "The Big Pond" (30) and "The Smiling Lieutenant" (31) with Maurice Chevalier and the aforementioned "Private Worlds" (35) and "Tovarich" (37) with Charles Boyer. Her other 1930s films included: "Drums Along The Mohawk" (39) with Henry Fonda, "Midnight" (39) with Don Ameche and John Barrymore, "It's A Wonderful World" (39) with James Stewart, "Under Two Flags" (36) with Ronald Colman and other popular films like: "Cleopatra" (34), "Imitation Of Life" (34), "Four Frightened People" (34), "I Cover The Waterfront" (33) and "Torch Singer" (33).

Michael

Stay tuned for when we continue the spotlight on Colbert in the month of September when we salute the 1940s...

Michael

A wonderful actress, May you Rest In Peace

Mark

My favorite actress of the Golden Age. She appeared in so many wonderful and memorable films. She was very versatile, a terrific comedienne, but she was also a great dramatic actress. And she was the best screen Cleopatra IMHO. Always a pleasure.

Ralph

Wonderful actress. Loved her movies. I just love her name.

Bennett

She and Clark Gable were just superb in `It Happened One Night.' One my all-time favourite movies

Gurmukh

She was definitely popular and likable...She had a comedic talent and not bad in drama...she was Smart, she never ventured to far in either direction.

Perry