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   Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress [1] who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).

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3. ew.com › awards › oscarsThe tragic history of the first Asian woman nominated for ...

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   Mar 8, 2023 · Merle Oberon was born in India to a Sri Lankan mother and an Anglo-Irish father, but she hid her biracial origins and lied about her place of birth to become a Hollywood star. She was nominated for Best Actress in 1935 for The Dark Angel, but her life was marked by tragedy, lies and racism.

4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0643353Merle Oberon - IMDb

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   Merle Oberon was a British-born actress who starred in films such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wuthering Heights and The Dark Angel. She was nominated for an Oscar and retired from acting in 1963.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Malibu, California, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Height: 1.57 m

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-india-61079732Merle Oberon: India's forgotten Hollywood star - BBC News

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   Apr 15, 2022 · Merle Oberon was an Anglo-Indian actress who starred in classics like Wuthering Heights and The Private Life of Henry VIII. She kept her South Asian origins a secret throughout her life, passing herself off as white and changing her birthplace to Tasmania.

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7. www.goldenglobes.com › articles › forgottenForgotten Hollywood: Merle Oberon and Her Lifelong Secret

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   Feb 5, 2023 · Learn about the exotic and glamorous star of the 1930s and 40s who hid her biracial heritage and scandalous past. Discover how she rose to fame, starred in classics like Wuthering Heights, and faced racism and betrayal in Hollywood.

8. www.britannica.com › biography › Merle-OberonMerle Oberon | Silent Film Star, Hollywood Actress, Wuthering ...

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Merle Oberon was a British and American film actress who appeared in more than 30 motion pictures. Her most notable portrayal was that of the beautiful Cathy, who tormented and rejected Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) in the 1939 classic Wuthering Heights.

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   Who was Merle Oberon?

   • Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress [ 1 ] who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn.

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   Who is Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson?

   • Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson [ 3 ][ 4 ] was born in Bombay, British India, on 19 February 1911. [ 1 ] Merle was given "Queenie" as a nickname, in honour of Queen Mary, who visited India along with King George V in 1911. [ 5 ]

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   Is Merle Oberon ready for work after accident?

   • "Merle Oberon ready for work after accident; scars will not mar beauty." Corpus Christi Times (United Press), 7 July 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2016. ^ Kahn, Salma. "Hollywood's first Indian actress: Merle Oberon." Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine SAPNA Magazine, Winter 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

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   Did Merle Oberon have a secret?

   • One of the most glamorous stars of the 1930s and 40s in Hollywood, the exotic Merle Oberon had a secret, one she spent her lifetime protecting. In interviews like this one in 1934 with the publication The West Australian, Oberon kept up the fiction of her birth: “I was born in Tasmania but left there when I was a child.

   Forgotten Hollywood: Merle Oberon and Her Lifelong Secret

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   When did Merle Oberon get a star?

   • She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6274 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. Without security, it is difficult for a woman to look or feel beautiful. Merle Oberon. Actress: Wuthering Heights.

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   Was Merle Oberon a biracial woman?

   • Merle Oberon, nominated for 1935's The Dark Angel, spent her life passing as white despite her biracial origins. When Michelle Yeoh was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once, the overdue honor came with an appalling statistic: Yeoh is the first Asian woman to be nominated in the category in over 85 years.

   The tragic history of the first Asian woman nominated for Best Actress

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10. www.sensesofcinema.com › 2009 › feature-articlesMerle Oberon: She walked in beauty … – Senses of Cinema

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    Sep 28, 2009 · A tribute to the actress Merle Oberon, who starred in A Song to Remember as George Sand, Chopin's patron and lover. The article recounts her role, her beauty, her elegance and her career in Hollywood and beyond.