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Inimitably charming, witty and sophisticated star of American films from the start of talkies till the... (Learn more)

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Claudette Colbert’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Norman Foster husband married in 1927; Colbert did not live with him and kept marriage a secret for many years; divorced in August 1935 in Mexico
Joel Jay Pressman husband married on December 24, 1935 until his death from liver cancer on February 28, 1968
Jeanne Chauchoin mother died in April 1970
George Claude Chauchoin father died in 1925
Charles Colbert brother older; born c. 1898; helped manage Colbert's career for a time; died in 1971

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Also known as

AKA : Lily Emilie Chauchoin
Birth Name : Claudette Lily Chauchoin

Born

September, 13 1903 in Paris, France

Education

  • Art Students League of New York, New York, New York:
  • P S 59, New York, New York:
  • Washington Irving High School, New York, New York: made first stage appearance in a school play in 1918

Professions

actor, dress shop employee, French tutor