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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.
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- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jun 8, 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.
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Norma Shearer was a Canadian-born actress who starred in silent and sound films, and married MGM producer Irving Thalberg. She won an Oscar for The Divorcee (1930) and retired in 1942 after his death.
- August 10, 1902
- June 12, 1983
Norma Shearer (1902–1983) was a Canadian American film actress who was nominated five times for an Academy Award. [1] . She and her sister Athole were assisted in their pursuit of show business careers by their mother Edith Fisher Shearer.
TitleYearRoleNotes1919Member of the Beauties Squad1920Extra1920Julia Martin1920Barn dancerFeb 8, 2022 · Yet by dint of perseverance and determination (and a doctor who fixed her eye condition), Norma Shearer became the “First Lady of the Screen,” married a studio boss, and was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the late 1920s and ‘30s, nominated six times for an Academy Award, winning one in 1930.
Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s.
