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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. Actress: The Divorcee. She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer, took Norma and her sister Athole Shearer (Mrs. Howard Hawks) to New York. Ziegfeld rejected her for his "Follies," but she got work as an extra in several movies.
- August 10, 1902
- June 12, 1983
While her career steadily scaled upwards, Shearer fell intimately in love with her boss, Irving Thalberg who though showed steely presence publically, privately awed Shearer. The two did not unveil their feelings until 1927.
Leben. Edith Norma Shearer wurde nach ihren Geschwistern Douglas Shearer und Athole als jüngstes Kind von Andrew Shearer und Edith Fisher Shearer in Kanada geboren. Mit ihrer Mutter und Schwester ging Norma 1920 in die USA.
Norma Shearer. Actress: The Divorcee. She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer, took Norma and her sister Athole Shearer (Mrs. Howard Hawks) to New York. Ziegfeld rejected her for his "Follies," but she got work as an extra in several movies.
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- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
23. Apr. 2024 · Shearer and Thalberg were married in 1927, after which Shearer had her pick of films, parts, costars, and directors, and she used this advantage to avoid being typecast. Like her husband, Shearer understood the importance of packaging and publicity and demanded perfection in every detail of her costumes, makeup, and scenes. Romeo and Juliet.
8. Feb. 2022 · Shearer retired in 1942 and married a former ski instructor, Martin Arrougé, a man 11 years younger than her. They remained together until her death in 1983 of pneumonia at the age of 80 at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, her grave marked Norma ...
