The Women
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Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902 – June 12, 1983) [2][3] was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. [4] . Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated women. [5] .
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Norma Shearer. Actress: The Divorcee. She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer, took Norma and her sister Athole Shearer (Mrs. Howard Hawks) to New York. Ziegfeld rejected her for his "Follies," but she got work as an extra in several movies.
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- June 12, 1983
Jul 28, 2024 · Norma Shearer was an American motion-picture actress known for her glamour, charm, sophistication, and versatility. Shearer was dubbed the “First Lady of the Screen” by MGM because of her marriage to Hollywood producer Irving G. Thalberg.
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Norma Shearer was an exemplary Canadian actor of the early 1900s who enjoyed a celebrated star status in Hollywood for almost two decades (1924 to 1942). Six times nominated and winner of one Academy Award, Shearer was known for her spunky ingénue on big screen.
Norma Shearer. Actress: The Divorcee. She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer, took Norma and her sister Athole Shearer (Mrs. Howard Hawks) to New York. Ziegfeld rejected her for his "Follies," but she got work as an extra in several movies.
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A biography and filmography of Norma Shearer, the star of 'The Women', and one of the most popular actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. She married Irving Thalberg, the production chief of MGM and became known as the 'first lady of MGM'.
Norma Shearer (1902–1983) was a Canadian American film actress who was nominated five times for an Academy Award. [1] She and her sister Athole were assisted in their pursuit of show business careers by their mother Edith Fisher Shearer.
