Norma Shearer
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 ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Divorcee (1930).
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| Full name at birth | Edith Norma Shearer
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| Claim to fame | The First Lady of MGM
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1902
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| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Date of death | 12 June 1983
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| Age | 80 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Woodland Hills, California
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| Cause of death | Pneumonia
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| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
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| Occupation | Actress
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| Height | 5' 1" (155 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Children, with Thalberg, Irving Jr. (1930-1988) and Katherine (1935-2006).
- Sister of Athole Shearer and twelve time Academy Award winning sound director Douglas Shearer
- Daughter of Edith Shearer.
- Even after retirement, Norma maintained her interest in the film industry. While staying at a ski lodge, she noticed a photo of the receptionist's daughter and recommended her to MGM - that girl, became the star known as Janet Leigh. She also discovered a handsome young businessman beside a swimming pool - now actor/producer Robert Evans.
- Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction.
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