…including one from Susan Pollack, who worked with Miss Colbert on the television production of ”The Two Mrs. Grenvilles” in 1987. Ms. Pollack recounted the advice she had received from the actress: ”One vitamin and one vodka a day, and I’d be like her and live a long and happy life,” she said. ”I said, ‘But will I have those legs?’ She just laughed.”…
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…Among the recollections of Robert Bernstein, chairman of Human Rights Watch and former chairman of Random House, was a glimpse of Miss Colbert’s more acerbic side. He recalled her comment at a cocktail party when ”someone was prattling on too long.” She leaned toward a friend and said, sotto voce, ”When you’re born dumb, it’s for a long time.” Read More:http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/05/arts/her-velvety-voice-her-magic-friends-honor-claudette-colbert.html
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