Vintage Sunday
Claudette Colbert on the cover of Photoplay June, 1938. Colour Photograph by James N. Doolittle
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert on winning the Best Actress Oscar for “It Happened One Night” (1934) “I was surprised when I got the prize. I really had no idea I would get it. In fact, I was ready to leave for New York the night they called to tell me about it. Dressed in a mousy brown suit, I was escorted into the banquet hall full of diamonds and tail coats. It was especially embarrassing because I imagined they thought I was putting on an act, making an entrance.'”