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Norma Shearer "had no illusions about the image I saw in the mirror". She acknowledged her "dumpy figure, with shoulders too broad, legs too sturdy, hands too blunt", and was acutely aware of her small eyes that appeared crossed due to a cast in her left eye.
Apr 8, 2021 · Norma Shearer was one of Hollywood’s top actresses during the golden age of film. At the start of her career, she was told she would never make it. So, how did she reach stardom? Was it her stellar work ethic or her versatility in switching genres that allowed her to succeed when others couldn’t?
During that time, Thalberg pressed upon Shearer the idea that she had to make prestigious pictures to become the perfect American actress, pushing her away from her sexy ‘ Divorcee ‘ image and towards more lavish dramatic films like Romeo and Juliet and Marie Antoinette.
Feb 8, 2022 · Shearer repaired her image as a sexually liberated woman by moving on to films with a literary or historical pedigree, such as The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1934, Romeo and Juliet in 1936 (she was in her mid-30s then and the mother of two children, playing Shakespeare’s 13-year-old heroine opposite Leslie Howard) and Marie Antoinette in ...
But he was not impressed with Norma, who at five-foot-three, did not have the physical attributes to be a showgirl. She also failed to appeal to film director D.W. Griffith. Although attractive (she had won a beauty contest in Montreal), Shearer had pale blue eyes which washed out in the harsh lighting of early films.
Sep 21, 2024 · Norma Shearer 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.
She intentionally cut down film exposure during the 1930s, relying on major roles in Thalberg's prestige projects: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) and Romeo and Juliet (1936) (her fifth Oscar nomination). Thalberg died of a second heart attack in September, 1936, at age 37.
