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Paulette Goddard was an American actress and socialite. She was a prominent leading actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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entertainment · American actress (1910–1990) · actor · film producer · model · stage actor · television actor · film actor · also Paulette Goddard, Marion Goddard Levy, Marion Levy, Paulette Goddard Remarque, Goddard
Born 3 June 1910 · Died 23 April 1990 · Q95050
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Died 1990-04-23.
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Aged 79, Goddard died at her home in Switzerland from heart failure
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They remained married until Remarque's death in 1970.
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Goddard remarried for the final time to writer Erich Maria Remarque, who was twelve years her senior
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In February 1958, Goddard married writer Erich Maria Remarque.
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Which The New York Times deemed "A third-rate British-made whodunit," and said "A few more fly-by-nights like this Lippert presentation
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On the way to a premiere, the two were mobbed by a baying crowd screaming "Communists!"; Goddard was reported to have said "Shall I roll down the window and hit them with my diamonds, Bugsy?" They divorced in June 1949.
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“Shall I roll down the window and hit them with my diamonds, Bugsy?”
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Starred in two box office disasters: the historical epic Unconquered, which reunited her with Cooper and DeMille; and the comedy An Ideal Husband, which she made in Britain for Alexander Korda
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Starred in The Diary of a Chambermaid opposite her husband Burgess Meredith; the couple also produced the film for United Artists
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Goddard filed for divorce in Mexico that was granted the following day
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Goddard gave one of her better-remembered film appearances in the variety musical Star Spangled Rhythm, in which she sang "A Sweater, a Sarong, and a Peekaboo Bang" with Dorothy Lamour and Veronica Lake
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A follow-up story in Look (July 30, 1940) was titled "Adventure in Mexico: The Inside Story on How Paulette Goddard Helped Diego Rivera Escape Death." The FBI soon put her under surveillance to investigate her political opinions and activities.
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For Look magazine ("Paulette Goddard Discovers Mexico"), where she met Diego Rivera while living in the San Angel Inn across from his studio
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Goddard traveled to Mexico in 1940 for Look magazine ("Paulette Goddard Discovers Mexico"), where she met Diego Rivera while living in the San Angel Inn across from his studio.
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Goddard signed a contract with Paramount Pictures and was promptly teamed with comedian Bob Hope for the horror comedy film The Cat and the Canary (1939)
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Goddard began a relationship with filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, and moved into his home in Beverly Hills
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Receiving a divorce settlement of $375,000
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Appearing in a string of uncredited supporting roles for the next four years
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When she was 17 years old; the couple moved to North Carolina
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Made her stage debut as a dancer in Ziegfeld's summer revue, No Foolin' under the stage name Paulette Goddard
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Born 1910-06-03.
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