Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert (Above) aka Emilie Claudette Chauchoin 1903-1996. She once said "I know what's best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody."

Born September 13, 1903 in Saint-Mandé, Seine (Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France), France

Died July 30, 1996, in Speightstown, Barbados

Claudette Colbert was 5' 4½" tall (1.64 m)

Original Page Dec 2008 | Updated Sep 2012

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