Shearer, Norma
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Birthname | Shearer, Edith Norma | ||||
born on | 11 August 1902 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Montréal, Quebec (CAN), 45n31, 73w34 | ||||
Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
Canadian-American actress and Hollywood star, who received a Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The Divorcee" (1930). She was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, having been nominated for the following films: "Their Own Desire," "A Free Soul," "The Barretts Of Wimpole Street," "Romeo & Juliet" and "Marie Antoinette."
Shearer has been praised not only for the control she exercised over her work, but also for her patronage of Hurrell, of M-G-M designer Adrian, and for discovering actress Janet Leigh, and actor-producer Robert Evans.
In 1927 she married Irving Thalberg; two children; widowed in 1936. Six years later, she married Martin Arrougé, 11 years her junior. Shearer died of bronchial pneumonia on 12 June 1983 in Woodland Hills, California.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Adrian (born 3 March 1903). Notes: Worked together 18 times
- lover relationship with Stewart, James (born 20 May 1908). Notes: Brief romance
- has other family relationship with Anderson, Richard (1926) (born 8 August 1926). Notes: Mother-in-law/ son-in-law, 1961-1973
- compare to chart of Leigh, Janet (born 6 July 1927). Notes: Shearer "discovered" Leigh
- role played of/by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (born 6 March 1806). Notes: 1934 film, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street"
- role played of/by Marie Antoinette, Queen Consort (born 2 November 1755). Notes: 1938 film, "Marie Antoinette"
Events
- Work : Prize 1930 (Oscar Award for "The Divorcee")
- Relationship : Marriage 1942 (Martin Arrougé)
- Work : Retired 1942
Source Notes
LMR quotes Lawrence Quirk "Norma" for the date of 10-Aug-1900, Sabian Symbols No.844 for the time of 10AM. (Church of Light gave 10-Aug-1904, 10:00 AM EST, Montreal, PQ. Sabian Symbols No.844 gave 1903.).
On 1 September 2017 Sy Scholfield forwarded baptismal certificate found online [1] [2] stating 11-Aug-1902 as date of birth, no time given. This seems to clarify the year and date of birth but the time of birth remains rated C.
Starkman rectified to 09.42.50 EST Asc 12Lib17'
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Irving Thalberg)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film)
- Notable : Awards : Oscar (Best Actress)
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- 1902 births
- Birthday 11 August
- Birthplace Montréal, QU (CAN)
- Sun 17 Leo
- Moon 22 Scorpio
- Asc 15 Libra
- 1983 deaths
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Notable : Awards : Oscar
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book