Paulette Goddard, a leading Hollywood actress in the 1930s and 1940s who starred in two of her husband Charlie Chaplin's most popular ilms, died at her home in southern Switzerland Monday, authorities said. She was 84.
The cause of death has not been determined yet, said Pia DellaMora, a municipal employee in Ronco, Switzerland, where the actress had her villa. A household member said she had suffered a brief illness.Goddard, born Marion Levy in Whitestone, N.Y., began her career on stage in New York before she went to Hollywood. Her first appearance was in "The Girl Habit" in 1931. It was to be the first of more than 40 movies.
She starred in two of Chaplin's best-known films, "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator." Their marriage, her second, ended in divorce in 1942.