Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon (68)

1911-02-19 - 1979-11-23 | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress. She married Alexander Korda for fame and won a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She was supposed to star as the lead in Korda's The Red Shoes even though she wasn't a dancer or had any talent. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she traveled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935).

On Movies

  • Interval
  • Hotel
  • The Oscar
  • Of Love and Desire
  • The Price of Fear
  • Deep in My Heart
  • Désirée
  • All Is Possible in Granada
  • 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
  • Dans la vie tout s'arrange
  • Pardon My French
  • Berlin Express
  • Night Song
  • Temptation
  • Night in Paradise
  • This Love of Ours
  • A Song to Remember
  • Dark Waters
  • The Lodger
  • First Comes Courage
  • Stage Door Canteen
  • Forever and a Day
  • Lydia
  • Affectionately Yours
  • That Uncertain Feeling
  • 'Til We Meet Again
  • Over the Moon
  • Wuthering Heights
  • The Cowboy and the Lady
  • The Divorce of Lady X
  • Beloved Enemy
  • These Three
  • The Dark Angel
  • Folies Bergère
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • The Broken Melody
  • The Battle
  • The Private Life of Don Juan
  • The Private Life of Henry VIII
  • For the Love of Mike
  • Wedding Rehearsal
  • Men of Tomorrow
  • Aren't We All?
  • Ebb Tide
  • Service for Ladies
  • Fascination
  • Never Trouble Trouble
  • A Warm Corner
  • The Three Passions

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