Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert , 1903-96, American movie actress, b. Paris as Lily Chauchoin. Known for her rosy cheeks, velvet voice, hearty laugh, and curly bangs, Colbert distinguished herself in a series of sophisticated comedies and became one of Hollywood's best-paid movie stars. She also brought a sensuousness to the title role in Cleopatra (1934) and a warm touch to other dramas, in which she often portrayed a forebearing mother. Her other films include her best-known comedy, It Happened One Night (1934), Private Worlds (1935), Since You Went Away (1944), and Parrish (1961). Colbert also appeared on the stage and in a television movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1986).
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CLAUDETTE COLBERT DIES COMEDY WAS THE FORTE OF '30S FILM STAR, OSCAR WINNER.(News/National/International)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/31/1996; 554 words
; ...Press NEW YORK -- Claudette Colbert, whose trademark...She was christened Lily Chauchoin. But after she...later her new name - Claudette Colbert - was up in lights...Photo (2) Claudette Colbert is shown with Clark...
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STAR OF `IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT' Claudette Colbert dies at age 92; Colbert's career spanned more than 60 films "The moment I saw you, I had an idea you had an idea." Claudette Colbert in "Midnight," one of the many films in which the heroine not only got her man, but also got the last word. Colbert's career spanned 59 years (her first film was made in 1928, the last in 1987) and consisted of 63 films. Here are some highlights: 1932 - The Sign of the Cross. 1933 Three Cornered Moon. 1934 It Happened One Night. Imitation of Life. 1937 I Met Him in Paris. 1939 Midnight. Drums Along the Mohawk. 1940 Arise My Love. 1942 The Palm Beach Story. 1944 Since You Went Away. 1947 The Egg and I. 1950 Three Came Home. 1987 (made for TV) The Two Mrs. Grenvilles.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/31/1996; ; 700+ words
; Claudette Colbert, whose trademark bangs and radiant...75. She was christened Claudette Lily Chauchoin. But after she graduated from high...and two years later her new name Claudette Colbert was up in lights. Colbert made...
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Claudette Colbert, 92, star of classic films
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/31/1996; ; 700+ words
; Claudette Colbert, 92, whose trademark bangs and...she was 75. She was christened Lily Chauchoin. But after she graduated from high...and two years later her new name - Claudette Colbert - was up in lights. At the peak...
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Film Comedy Pioneer Claudette Colbert Dead at Age 92
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 7/31/1996; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Claudette Colbert, star of over 60 films, died...BOB EDWARDS, Host: Actress Claudette Colbert has died. She was 92 years...appreciation. PAT DOWELL, Reporter: Claudette Colbert was a movie star made for talking...
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Four Charming Claudette Colbert Film Classics
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/26/1995; ; 514 words
; ...never-before-on-video films of Claudette Colbert, the charming, sophisticated and...Colbert his favorite leading lady. The Claudette Colbert Collection is being released by MCA...Elissa Landi, Charles Laughton and Claudette Colbert; "Unconquered" (1947) with Gary...
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Claudette Colbert Collection A Welcomed Video Package
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/31/1995; ; 404 words
; ...WASHINGTON POST Four never-before-on-video films of Claudette Colbert, the charming, sophisticated and witty queen of romantic...DeMille pronounced Colbert his favorite leading lady. The Claudette Colbert Collection is being released by MCA; Universal Home Video...
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THE FABULOUS FIVE;Claudette Colbert,Serious About a Sense of Humor
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/3/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...It has been knocking people out ever since. There's only one Claudette Colbert. She's waiting at her door when the elevator pulls up, looking just the way Claudette Colbert is supposed to look-tiny and bright and very pretty in a smart...
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OSCAR-WINNING STAR OF THE '30S CLAUDETTE COLBERT DIES AT 92.(Entertainment)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/31/1996; 700+ words
; Claudette Colbert, the versatile stage and film star whose flair for light comedy...was originally Lily Claudette Chauchoin, but she took the name Claudette Colbert for her first Broadway role. She was married in 1928 to actor...
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Immigrants who made it.(Arshile Gorky, Claudette Colbert and Igor Sikorsky are some of the successfull immigrants in thier fields)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...series of personal tragedies and committed suicide in 1948. CLAUDETTE COLBERT (1903-1996) Lily Claudette Chauchoin was born in Paris...designer studies, took up acting, and began using the name "Claudette Colbert." After landing in Hollywood in the 1930s, her shrewd...
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Claudette Colbert, 1903-1996.(film actress, died July 30, 1996)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Newsweek; 8/12/1996; 578 words
; UPON COMPLETING HER first movie in 1927, honey-voiced actress Claudette Colbert announced that "Films are not for me--they're off my list permanently." She spoke too soon. By the time she died at her...
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Claudette Colbert
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Claudette Colbert , 1903-96, American movie actress...voice, hearty laugh, and curly bangs, Colbert distinguished herself in a series of...Away (1944), and Parrish (1961). Colbert also appeared on the stage and in a television...
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Colbert, Claudette
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
COLBERT, Claudette Nationality: American. Born: Claudette Lily Chauchoin in Paris, France...Morrison, offered bit part in her The Wild Westcotts ; changed name to Colbert; 1925–26—on Broadway in A Kiss in a Taxi ; 1927...
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It Happened One Night
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Clark Gable (Peter Warne ); Claudette Colbert (Ellie Andrews ); Walter Connolly...1981. Quirk, Lawrence, Claudette Colbert: An Illustrated Biography...Pacheco, Joseph B., Jr., "Claudette Colbert," in Films in Review (New...
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Levien, Sonya
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...probably the Trotti-Levien adaptation of Drums along the Mohawk, in which the central role of Lana, played by Claudette Colbert, is a classic example of the pioneer wife, feminine and attractive, but strong enough to survive the dangers and...
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Doughnut
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...went downtown and walked around the block/I walked right into the doughnut shop…" Clark Gable taught Claudette Colbert how to dunk her doughnut in the classic 1934 movie "It Happened One Night." Many World War I and II veterans swear...
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