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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.
Norma Shearer was a Canadian-born actress who won an Oscar for The Divorcee (1930) and starred in many MGM classics. She was married to producer Irving Thalberg and later to ski instructor Martin Arrouge.
- January 1, 1
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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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Norma Shearer was a Canadian-born actress who married MGM producer Irving Thalberg and won an Oscar for The Divorcee (1930). She retired from the screen in 1942 and became a ski instructor's wife.
- August 10, 1902
- June 12, 1983
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.
TitleYearRoleNotes1928Herself (with other celebrities)MGM shortTelephone call for the opening ...1929Mary DuganMGM1929Mrs. Fay CheyneyMGM1929Herself as JulietMGMJun 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.
