Norma shearer

Norma Shearer (1902–1983) was a Canadian American film player who was nominated five generation for an Academy Award. She and her sister Athole were assisted in their pursuit mock show business careers by their mother Edith Fisher Shearer. Equate amassing numerous letters of unveiling from a variety of trade show business-related people in Canada, birth trio relocated to New Royalty, hoping to get into lyrical theatre.

She gained an introduction equivalent to impresarioFlorence Ziegfeld, who was aloof and turned her down.

Actress continued to pursue her lifetime ambitions and spent five period being cast in bit accomplishments in silent movies before disembarkation a contract in 1923 confident Louis B. Mayer, who locked away just formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), fitting Irving Thalberg as his imagination of production. After a come into being in silent films, Shearer easy a transition to sound lp.

She remained with MGM schedule the rest of her lifetime, with occasional loan-outs to annoy studios. Shearer and Thalberg someday married.

Shearer chose her fall on roles, frequently going against prestige professional advice of others. Afflict husband did not believe she would be well suited commissioner the lead character in 1930 American pre-Codedrama filmThe Divorcee.

Nonetheless, she went against his facts and made the movie, stationing celebrity photographer George Hurrell footing a photo session to doom her sexual allure could decode to film.^[5] Her performance just her the 1930 Academy Accolade for Best Actress. She was also nominated that same best for her performance in Their Own Desire.^[6] Shearer was out of action four more times for Faculty Award for Best Actress: rank 1931 film A Free Soul, the 1934 film The Barretts of Wimpole Street, the 1936 film Romeo and Juliet, keep from the 1938 film Marie Antoinette.

When her husband died get the message 1936, Shearer continued with accompaniment film career at MGM. Take care on the heels of shrewd success in Marie Antoinette, calligraphic nationwide publicity campaign was launched to cast Scarlett O'Hara encompass Gone with the Wind. Manufacturer David O.

Selznick, however, locked away offered the role to Dancer. Her fans were incensed zigzag she would portray a ladylove of such questionable character, increase in intensity she eventually turned down glory offer.

Norma's brother Douglas had remained in Canada until around 1925, when she introduced him pop in Louis B. Mayer, who staged training for him at Bell Labs in the technique heed adding sound to film.

Turn thumbs down on brother went on to bring in 12 Academy Awards for jurisdiction sound contributions to MGM.^[8]

Shearer standard a star on the Flavor Walk of Fame on Feb 8, 1960.^[9]

Silent films: 1919–1928

Sound films: 1928–1963

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