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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.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Norma Shearer points toward her dressing room in a miniature model of the MGM studio in the 1920s. MGM Studios, main entrance. Culver City, California, 1936.
2 days ago · But the exhibitionism was just a camouflage to cover up an inferiority complex which she vowed to overcome by remaking herself into a lady— and a star, which she achieved by the 1930s when her fame rivaled colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo by playing hardworking women who find romance and financial success, stories that resonated with Depression-era women.
1 day ago · 8x10 B&W glossy vintage photograph signed "To Sergt. Ray Ward With Kindest regards from Norma Shearer Sept. 30/56" in fountain pen ink. A few minor dings, otherwise, excellent. (1902-1983) Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress who was active in film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated women.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Cinema, Censorship and Sexuality, 1909-1925 by Annette Kuhn. Date: 1988-07-01. A study of film censorship in the early years of cinema, Kuhn shows how censorship was involved in the uncertainty over the nature of a new mass medium. Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood by Mick LaSalle.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Norma Shearer was a prominent early-twentieth-century Canadian actress who had nearly two decades of stardom in Hollywood (1924 to 1942). Shearer was noted for her lively ingénue on the big screen, for which she was nominated six times and won one Academy Award.
