Claudette Colbert
Smart, stylish, urbane—and so nice to come home to. That is Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), star of Broadway and Hollywood. My enthusiasm for the actress began when I was about nine years old, watching television with my grandparents. The film: It Happened One Night. Charmed by her performances in Midnight and Palm Beach Story, I researched her career for several college projects. During my research, I learned about Ms. Colbert’s appearances on radio, a discovery that eventually resulted in Etherized Victorians, my doctoral study on American radio drama. So much has happened since that one night.