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Claudette Colbert
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Colbert found ample opportunities on the stage instead. She earned a 1959 Tony nomination for her work on Broadway in "The Marriage-Go-Round," and continued to tour in elegant stage vehicles right through the 1980s, working several times with Rex Harrison. In 1987 Colbert appeared with Ann-Margret in a two-part CBS TV miniseries, "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles," dazzling viewers with her ageless appearance and panache. After nearly 70 years as a performer, she announced her formal retirement in 1992. Her first husband was actor-director Norman Foster. They divorced in 1935, and she subsequently wed Dr. Joel Pressman, who died in 1968.
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Colbert married twice. Her first husband was Norman Foster, an actor and later director, whom she married in 1928. They divorced in 1935. Four months after her divorce, she married Joel Jay Pressman (1901-1968), a Los Angeles surgeon. She had no children.
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Synopsis: Based on the autobiographical book by Agnes Newton Keith, Three Came Home stars Claudette Colbert as Mrs. Keith. Trapped in Borneo during the Japanese invasion, Mrs. Keith and her British husband (Patric Knowles) are penned up in a prison camp along with several other subjects. Despite theRead More
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With Claudette Colbert in the NBC miniseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles", 1986. "It was a rare treat and honor to work with Claudette. This was her first appearance on film in over twenty years. She was an amazing pro, a great dame, and always showed up to work - even at 5AM - with perfectly done makeup and her hair coiffed and camera-ready. No one ever saw her in curlers. Legendary hairdresser Sydney Guillaroff did her hair, as well as Ann-Margret's.
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Synopsis: Claudette Colbert made her first screen appearance in 25 years in the 2-part TV movie The Two Mrs. Grenvilles. The story involves social-climbing actress (read: "chorus girl") Ann-Margret, who marries American-aristocrat naval ensign Stephen Collins, the son of Ms. Colbert (the two female starsRead More
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Claudette Colbert stars as a schoolteacher who reflects back on a student who grows up to be a presidential candidate (John Sheppard) and ... her romance with fellow teacher John Payne. Great sentimental slice of Americana. Excellent quality.
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