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Norma Shearer

(1902-1983)
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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 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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Born Edith Norma Shearer
11 August 1902
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
12 June 1983 (aged 80)
Woodland Hills, California
Zodiac Leo
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  • Irving Jr.
    Irving Jr. info 1st child with Irving Thalberg Male b. 24 Aug 1930 · Age: 94 · 1930- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Katherine
    Katherine info 2nd child with Irving Thalberg Female b. 1935 · Age: 90 · 1935- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Douglas Shearer
    Douglas Shearer · Brother · 1899-1971 · Canadian sound designer and recording director edit info
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  • Athole Shearer
    Athole Shearer · Sister · 1900-1985 · Canadian actress edit info
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  • John Ward
    John Ward · Brother In Law · 1897-1964 · American actor edit info
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  • Lon Chaney
    Lon Chaney · Friend · 1883-1930 · American actor edit info
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  • Sam Wood
    Sam Wood · Friend · 1883-1949 · Director, producer, actor edit info
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  • Chico Marx
    Chico Marx · Friend · 1887-1961 · American comedian edit info
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    Jack Conway · Friend · 1887-1952 · film director, actor edit info
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  • Mary Pickford
    Mary Pickford · Friend · 1892-1979 · Canadian actress and producer edit info
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  • Marion Davies
    Marion Davies · Friend · 1897-1961 · American actress, producer, screenwriter and socialite edit info
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  • Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy · Friend · 1905-1993 · American actress edit info
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  • Bette Davis
    Bette Davis · Friend · 1908-1989 · American actress edit info
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  • Merle Oberon
    Merle Oberon · Friend · 1911-1979 · British actress edit info
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  • Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow · Friend · 1911-1937 · American film actress edit info
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  • Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney · Friend · 1920-2014 · American actor edit info
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  • Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh · Friend · 1927-2004 · American actress edit info
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