Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian American actress and Hollywood star from 1925 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingenues. 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 Best Actress for her performance in the 1930 film The Divorcee.
| 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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| 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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