The Women
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Norma Shearer (1902–1983) was a Canadian American film actress who was nominated five times for an Academy Award. She and her sister Athole were assisted in their pursuit of show business careers by their mother Edith Fisher Shearer.
August 10, 1902 · Montréal, Québec, Canada. Died. June 12, 1983 · Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease) Birth name. Edith Norma Shearer. Nicknames. The First Lady of MGM. Queen Norma. Height. 5′ 1″ (1.55 m) Mini Bio. She won a beauty contest at age fourteen.
Apr 23, 2024 · 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.
Jun 14, 1983 · Norma Shearer, one of the famed Hollywood stars of the 20's and 30's, died of bronchial pneumonia Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., a...
Feb 8, 2022 · Yet by dint of perseverance and determination (and a doctor who fixed her eye condition), Norma Shearer became the “First Lady of the Screen,” married a studio boss, and was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the late 1920s and ‘30s, nominated six times for an Academy Award, winning one in 1930.
Jan 31, 2013 · Norma Shearer, actor (born 11 August 1902 in Montréal, QC; died 12 June 1983 in Los Angeles, California). Norma Shearer, the daughter of a wealthy Montréal businessman, landed her debut role at MGM in 1920 after a successful modelling career in New York City.
Both on-and off-screen, Norma Shearer was known for her sexual liberation and feminine independence. She was one of the true trailblazers for female representation in Hollywood, embracing her own femininity and standing in resistance to the patriarchal powers that controlled Hollywood.
