Merle Oberon
Born February 19, 1911 (Age: 115)
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Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
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as Self
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Age: 82
Deep in My Heart
1954
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as Dorothy Donnelly
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Age: 43
Lydia
1941
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as Lydia MacMillan
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Age: 30
Affectionately Yours
1941
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as Sue Mayberry
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Age: 30
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
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as Jill Baker
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Age: 30
For the Love of Mike
1932
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as Bit Part
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Age: 21
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
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as Miss Hutchinson
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Age: 21
Men of Tomorrow
1932
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as Ysobel d'Aunay
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Age: 21
Aren't We All?
1932
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as Bit Part
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Age: 21
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Ebb Tide
1932
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Service for Ladies
1932
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as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Fascination
1931
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as Flower Seller
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Age: 20
Never Trouble Trouble
1931
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as Minor Role
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Age: 20