Paulette Goddard

Birth Name:

Pauline Marion Goddard Levy

Birth Place:

New York, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Donated more than $3 million in scholarships to students at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Was nominated for a Mexican Cinema Journalists Award for Best Foreign Actress for "Time of Indifference" in 1967
Made her screen acting debut in the short film "Berth Marks" in 1929
Started out as a model for Hattie Carnegie and later began acting on Broadway as a Ziegfeld girl in "No Foolin'" in 1926
Best known for her roles in Charlie Chaplin's last silent film, "Modern Times," and his first talkie, "The Great Dictator․"
Had a successful career during the 1940s, appearing in films like "Nothing but the Truth," "Hold Back the Dawn," and "So Proudly We Hail!"
Was a serious contender for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind," which eventually went to Vivien Leigh
Was said to be the inspiration for the heroine in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," whose author, Anita Loos, would later say "Gentlemen prefer blondes, until they get a load of Paulette!"

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