Celebrity Name : Claudette Colbert

Celebrity Real Name : Lily Chauchoin

Date of Birth : September 13, 1903

Birth Location : Paris, France

Biography:
Born Lily Claudette Chauchoin in Paris, France, around 1905 her family emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. She began acting in high school and a few years later in 1923 appeared on the Broadway stage in a bit part. Hooked, she gave up on her plans to be a fashion designer to instead pursue a career in acting. She made her first motion picture appearance in 1927, in For the Love of Mike, a silent film shot on location in Paramount Studios in New York, New York facilities. However, talking films were taking over and two years later, Colbert appeared in her first talking film, The Hole in the Wall, co-starring another newcomer, Edward G. Robinson .
Colbert married twice, first to Norman Foster (from 1928-1935 divorced) and then to Dr. Joel Pressman (1935 - his death 1968). She did not have children.
Career:
With her heart-shaped face, lively wide eyes, and aristocratic manner, Colbert transcended type, making her equally convincing in diverse roles. Her versatility led to major parts in top motion pictures and made her one of the biggest box-office stars of her time.
Colbert was a stickler for perfection regarding the way she appeared on screen. She believed that her face was difficult to light and photograph, and was obsessed with not showing her “bad” side, the right, to the camera. Scenes showing Colbert’s face from the right show she was equally lovely from that side, but such shots are hard to find.
In 1934 she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role opposite Clark Gable in the Frank Capra film, It Happened One Night. Colbert epitomized witty sophistication when she starred in Preston Sturges’ classic screwball comedy, The Palm Beach Story, opposite Joel McCrea.From 1936 to 1944, she starred in numerous programs of Cecil B. DeMille’s Lux Radio Theater, which was one of the most popular dramatic radio shows at the time. In 1952, she returned to work in her native France where she stayed until 1955. [wikipedia]