Norma Shearer
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Born:
Aug 10, 1902

Died:
Jun 12, 1983

Age: 80 Deceased

From:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 97

Avg Rating: 7.1

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Norma Shearer

Also known as: Edith Norma Shearer, Queen Norma, Norma Sherer, The First Lady of MGM

Biography

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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. Her early films cast her as the girl next door, but for most of the Pre-Code film era, beginning with the 1930 film The Divorcee, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies. Later she appeared in historical and period films.

Unlike many of her MGM contemporaries, Shearer's fame declined steeply after retirement. By the time of her death in 1983, she was largely remembered at best for her "noble" roles in The Women, Marie Antoinette, and Romeo and Juliet. Shearer's legacy began to be re-evaluated in the 1990s with the publication of two biographies and the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) and VHS release of her films, many of them unseen since the implementation of the Production Code some...

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