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Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin. Her career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, and she was a major leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin. Her career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, and she was a major leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin. Her career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, and she was a major leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Born and raised in British India, she began her acting career in British cinema in the early 1930s, with a breakout role in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She later moved to Hollywood, where she became an international star, earning acclaim for films such as The Dark Angel (1935), Wuthering Heights (1939), and That Uncertain Feeling (1941). Her performance as Kitty Vane in The Dark Angel earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Oberon's other notable roles included A Song to Remember (1945), Berlin Express (1948), and Désirée (1954). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that nearly ended her career, but she recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973. Description above from the Wikipedia article Merle Oberon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 19, 1911
Died
November 23, 1979
Birthplace
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Also Known As
First Comes Courage
1943
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
Over the Moon
1939
Hotel
1967
A Song to Remember
1945
The Dark Angel
1935
Pardon My French
1951
These Three
1936
The Broken Melody
1934
The Oscar
1966
The Lodger
1944
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Beloved Enemy
1936
Wuthering Heights
1939
Berlin Express
1948
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
Forever and a Day
1943
This Love of Ours
1945
All Is Possible in Granada
1954
Night in Paradise
1946
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Four Star Playhouse
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Four Star Playhouse
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Four Star Playhouse
1952
What's My Line?
1950
The Oscars
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Letter to Loretta
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
General Electric Theater
1953
Assignment Foreign Legion
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951