Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard (born Marion Levy; June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990) was an American actress and model. She was known as one of the Ziegfeld Girl.

Paulette Goddard
Goddard in 1947
Born	Marion Levy[a] (1910-06-03)June 3, 1910[b] New York City, U.S.
Died	April 23, 1990(1990-04-23) (aged 79) Ronco sopra Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
Cause of death	Heart failure caused by emphysema
Resting place	Ronco Village Cemetery, Ticino, Switzerland
Nationality	American
Occupations	Actress dancer model movie producer
Years active	1926–1972
Spouse(s)	Edgar James ​ ​ (m. 1927; div. 1932)​ Charlie Chaplin ​ ​ (m. 1936; div. 1942)​ Burgess Meredith ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1949)​ Erich Maria Remarque ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 1970)​

She became a major star of Paramount Pictures in the 1940s. Her most known movies were her first major role, as Charlie Chaplin's leading lady in Modern Times, and Chaplin's movie The Great Dictator.

She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in So Proudly We Hail! (1943).

Notes

1. Birth names also cited include: Marion Levy;^[1][2][3][4] Pauline Marion Levy;^[5] Marion Goddard Levy^[6][7][8]
2. There are discrepancies regarding her year of birth. According to biographer Julie Gilbert, she was born in 1910.^[9] Legal documents and a passport listed her birth year as 1905 and 1915.^[9] In a 1945 interview with Life, Goddard claimed she was born in 1915.^[9][10]