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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.
Jul 28, 2017 · The biography Merle: A Biography of Merle Oberon exposed what seems to have been known by those in her inner circle: Oberon was Anglo-Indian. Her mother—or the woman believed to be her mother ...
Mar 8, 2023 · Merle Oberon was the first Asian woman nominated for Best Actress, but she hid her biracial origins and lied about her family history. Learn about her tragic life and career in this article by You Must Remember This podcast.
Merle Oberon was a British-born actress who starred in films such as The Scarlet Pimpernel and Wuthering Heights. She had three marriages and two children, but her mother's identity is not mentioned in her IMDb biography.
- February 19, 1911
- November 23, 1979
Apr 15, 2022 · Merle Oberon She was born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1911. Her mother was part-Sinhalese and part-Maori while her father was British.
Mar 12, 2023 · When Merle Oberon earned an Oscar nomination for best actress in 1936, ... Born in Bombay to a Sri Lankan-Maori mother and white father, Oberon grew up in poverty in Calcutta. When she was 17, she ...
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Feb 21, 2017 · Oberon was born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson in 1911. For most of her life, she claimed she was born in Australia — but in fact, she was born in Mumbai.
