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Claudette Colbert: New York
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Synopsis: This British production stars Claudette Colbert as a socialite who marries wealthy plantation owner Jack Hawkins. The newlyweds move to Hawkins' plantation in Malaya, where she quickly bores of her dead-end existence and harbors dreams of extramarital affairs. When the natives prove restlessRead More
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Fun early talkie musical comedy stars Maurice Chevalier as a Venice tour guide who romances American heiress Claudette Colbert and goes to work at her father's U.S. gum factory. Also starring George Barbier and Nat Pendleton. Marx Bros. fans will of course know the main song here: "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me." Decent quality.
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Colbert passed away at her vacation home in Speightstown, Barbados and was interred there in the Parish of St. Peter Cemetery. A requiem mass was held at St. Vincent Ferrer church in New York later.
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Born in Saint-Mandé, France and raised in New York City, Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, and with the advent of talking pictures progressed to film. She joined Paramount Pictures, and became noted for her versatility. She was acclaimed for her performances in screwball comedies as well as dramatic roles, and she received Academy Award nominations in both film genres.
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