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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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(born Sept. 13, 1903, Paris, France—died July 30, 1996, Cobblers Cove, Barbados) 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 about 1910. While studying fashion design, she landed a small role in the Broadway play
Most of Colbert's early movies were undistinguished, although her performances were admired. One of her first memorable roles was in Cecil B. DeMille's
Colbert's breakthrough came in 1934. She not only starred as Cleopatra but had two big successes with the melodrama
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