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- Norma Shearer (born August 1902, Montreal, Quebec, Canada—died June 12, 1983, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.) 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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Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated women.
May 31, 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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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'.
Feb 8, 2022 · Shearer emerged from mourning after a year and a half and went on to make six more films for MGM under a new contract, even though she sued the studio to make sure Thalberg was still receiving his producer percentages, going public with her fight to gossip columnist Louella Parsons.
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.
- August 10, 1902
- June 12, 1983
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.
Shearer was nominated four more times for Academy Award for Best Actress: the 1931 film A Free Soul, the 1934 film The Barretts of Wimpole Street, the 1936 film Romeo and Juliet, and the 1938 film Marie Antoinette. When her husband died in 1936, Shearer continued with her film career at MGM.
