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Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress [1] who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn.
Merle Oberon was a British-born actress who starred in films such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wuthering Heights and The Dark Angel. She was nominated for an Oscar and retired from acting in 1963.
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Merle Oberon was a British-born actress who starred in films such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Dark Angel and Wuthering Heights. She was married three times, including to producer Alexander Korda, and died in 1979.
- February 19, 1911
- November 23, 1979
Mar 8, 2023 · Merle Oberon was born in India to a Sri Lankan mother and an Anglo-Irish father, but she hid her biracial origins and lied about her place of birth to become a Hollywood star. She was nominated for Best Actress in 1935 for The Dark Angel, but her life was marked by tragedy, lies and racism.
Mar 29, 2024 · Merle Oberon (born February 19, 1911, Bombay [now Mumbai], India—died November 23, 1979, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a British and American film actress who appeared in more than 30 motion pictures. Her most notable portrayal was that of the beautiful Cathy, who tormented and rejected Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) in the 1939 classic ...
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Apr 15, 2022 · 15 April 2022. By Meryl Sebastian,BBC News, Delhi. Getty Images. Merle Oberon was born in Bombay. Merle Oberon, a Hollywood star of the black and white era, is a forgotten icon in India,...
Jan 27, 2023 · Merle Oberon was born in India and hid her biracial heritage from Hollywood. She was nominated for Best Actress in 1936 for The Dark Angel, 87 years before Michelle Yeoh made history as the second Asian woman to do so.
