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Claudette Colbert, orig. Lily Claudette Chauchoin, (born Sept. 13, 1903, Paris, France—died July 30, 1996, Cobblers Cove, Barb.), French-born U.S. actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1923 and her film debut in Frank Capra’s For the Love of Mike (1927). After winning stardom with It Happened One Night (1934, Academy Award), she played the sophisticated heroine of several other comedies, including Midnight (1939) and The Palm Beach Story (1942), and played dramatic roles in Imitation of Life (1934) and Since You Went Away (1944). She made more than 60 films and later appeared occasionally on Broadway and in television dramas.

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