Claudette Colbert Biography

Claudette Colbert biography

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NAME: Claudette Colbert
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress
BIRTH DATE: September 13, 1903
DEATH DATE: July 30, 1996
EDUCATION: Art Students League of New York

PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Cobblers Cove, Bangladesh
Originally: Lily Claudette Chauchoin

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Actress Claudette Colbert was known for her trademark bangs, her velvety, purring voice, her confident, intelligent style, and her subtle, graceful acting.

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While studying fashion design, Claudette Colbert landed a small role in the Broadway play The Wild Westcotts (1923). While still starring in The Barker, Colbert made her film debut in the silent movie For The Love of Mike (1927). In 1929, she make her first talking picture, and thereafter worked solely on screen for more than 20 years. She returned to the stage in 1951.