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Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer TV Listings

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TCMThu, Feb 18, 9:45 PMA Free SoulBuy
TCMThu, Feb 18, 11:30 PMThe Barretts of Wimpole StreetBuy
TCMMon, Feb 22, 12:15 PMThe DivorceeBuy
TCMMon, Feb 22, 4:00 PMThe Hollywood RevueBuy

Norma Shearer Biography

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  • Birth Name: Edith Norma Shearer
  • Birth Place: Westmount, Quebec, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/10/1902, Leo
  • Date of Death: 06/12/1983
  • Profession: Actor; model
Norma Shearer Fast Facts:
  • After the loss of the family's lumber fortune, her mother brought the former beauty queen to New York City, where she modeled and got bit parts in films.
  • Famed producer Irving Thalberg took notice of her in 1920's The Stealers, signed her to an MGM contract in 1923 and married her in 1927, after which she had her pick of plum film roles and was billed as "the First Lady of the Screen."
  • Played a wide variety of roles but particularly excelled as women scorned, in films such as The Divorcée (1930), for which she won an Oscar, and The Women (1939), for which she got top billing above rival Joan Crawford.
  • After Thalberg's death in 1936, made bad career moves, turning down the leads in Gone with the Wind and Mrs. Miniver.
  • Retired in 1942 following the box-office bomb Her Cardboard Lover.
    Norma Shearer Relationships:
  • Andrew Shearer - Father
  • Athole Shearer - Sister
  • Douglas Shearer - Brother
  • Edith Shearer - Mother
  • George Raft - Ex-significant Other
  • Howard Hughes - Ex-significant Other
  • Irving Thalberg - Husband (deceased)
  • Irving Thalberg Jr. - Son
  • James Stewart - Ex-significant Other
  • Katherine Thalberg - Daughter
  • Martin Jacques Arrouge - Husband

  • Norma Shearer Awards:
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1936 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
  • 1934 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
  • 1931 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
  • 1930 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
  • 1930 Oscar: Best Actress - Winner

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