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Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Actor

Born August 10, 1902 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died June 12, 1983

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Her early films cast her as the girl next door, but for most of the Pre-Code film era, beginning with the 1930 film The Divorcee, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies. Later she appeared in historical and period films.

Unlike many of her MGM contemporaries, Shearer's fame declined steeply after retirement. By the time of her death in 1983, she was largely remembered at best for her "noble" roles in The Women, Marie Antoinette, and Romeo and Juliet. Shearer's legacy began to be re-evaluated in the 1990s with the publication of two biographies and the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) and VHS release of her films, many of them unseen since the implementation of the Production Code some sixty years before. Focus shifted to her pre-Code "divorcee" persona, and Shearer was rediscovered as "the exemplar of sophisticated [1930's] woman-hood... exploring love and sex with an honesty that would be considered frank by modern standards".

Simultaneously, Shearer's ten-year collaboration with portrait photographer George Hurrell and her lasting contribution to fashion through the designs of Adrian were also recognized.

Shearer is widely celebrated by some as one of cinema's feminist pioneers: "the first American film actress to make it chic and acceptable to be single and not a virgin on screen". In March 2008, two of her most famous pre-code films, The Divorcee and A Free Soul, were released on DVD.

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Norma Shearer Videos

We Were Dancing - Trailer

Her Cardboard Lover (1942) Trailer

Escape (Original Theatrical Trailer)

Official Trailer

Allan Arkush on THE WOMEN

Heidi Honeycutt on THE WOMEN

Idiot's Delight - Trailer

Marie Antoinette (1938) Official Trailer - Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power Movie HD

Riptide - Trailer

Preview Clip | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Warner Archive

Random clip from Private Lives (1931)

He Who Gets Slapped (1924) trailer (music Stefan Kaye)

He who gets slapped intro lg

Filmography

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Hollywood Maudits - Les Rapaces Poster

Hollywood Maudits - Les Rapaces Documentary2020Self

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner Poster

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner Documentary2018Self

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Poster

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Documentary2016Self

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck Poster

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck Documentary2013Self

Vito Documentary2011Mrs. Stephen Haines - Mary

Gable and Crawford Poster

Gable and Crawford Documentary2008Self

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Poster

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Documentary2008Various Roles

Girl 27 Documentary2007Self

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood Poster

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood Documentary2005Self

Checking Out: Grand Hotel Poster

Checking Out: Grand Hotel Documentary2004Self

Complicated Women Poster

Complicated Women Documentary2003Self

The Kid Stays in the Picture Poster

The Kid Stays in the Picture Documentary2002Self

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream Poster

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream Documentary1998Self

Sports on the Silver Screen Poster

Sports on the Silver Screen Documentary1997Self

That's Entertainment! III Poster

That's Entertainment! III Documentary1994Marie Antoinette

L'oeil de Vichy Poster

L'oeil de Vichy Documentary1993Undetermined Film Role: Dancing

MGM: When the Lion Roars Poster

MGM: When the Lion Roars Mini-Series1992

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths Poster

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths Documentary1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic Poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic Documentary1990Self

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Poster

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Documentary1988Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Documentary1983Self

Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 Documentary1979Self - Oscar Dinner, 1942

That's Entertainment! Poster

That's Entertainment! Documentary1974Irene

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Documentary1972Self - film clips

The Happy Ending Poster

The Happy Ending Feature Film1969Self - Actress in 'Smilin' Through'

Anniversary Feature Film1963

Hollywood Without Make-Up Poster

Hollywood Without Make-Up Documentary1963Self

Hollywood: The Golden Years Documentary1961Self

Some of the Best Poster

Some of the Best Documentary1944Jan Ashe

Twenty Years After Poster

Twenty Years After Short Film1944

Her Cardboard Lover Poster

Her Cardboard Lover Feature Film1942Consuelo Croyden

We Were Dancing Poster

We Were Dancing Feature Film1942Vicki Wilomirska

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Documentary1940Self

Escape Feature Film1940Countess von Treck

Hollywood: Style Center of the World Poster

Hollywood: Style Center of the World Short Film1940Self

The Miracle of Sound Poster

The Miracle of Sound Short Film1940Self

From the Ends of the Earth Documentary1939Self

Idiot's Delight Poster

Idiot's Delight Feature Film1939Irene

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Short Film1939Norma Shearer

The Women Poster

The Women Feature Film1939Mrs. Stephen Haines

Another Romance of Celluloid Poster

Another Romance of Celluloid Documentary1938Self

Hollywood Goes to Town Poster

Hollywood Goes to Town Short Film1938Self

Marie Antoinette Poster

Marie Antoinette Feature Film1938Marie Antoinette

The Romance of Celluloid Poster

The Romance of Celluloid Short Film1937Self

Romeo and Juliet Poster

Romeo and Juliet Feature Film1936Juliet - Daughter to Capulet

Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 Short Film1934Self

Riptide Feature Film1934Lady Mary Rexford

The Barretts of Wimpole Street Poster

The Barretts of Wimpole Street Feature Film1934Elizabeth Barrett

Going Hollywood Poster

Going Hollywood Feature Film1933Self

March of the Movies Poster

March of the Movies Feature Film1933Self

Smilin' Through Poster

Smilin' Through Feature Film1932Kathleen

Strange Interlude Poster

Strange Interlude Feature Film1932Nina Leeds

The Movie Album Poster

The Movie Album Short Film1932Self

A Free Soul Poster

A Free Soul Feature Film1931Jan Ashe

Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party Short Film1931Self

Private Lives Poster

Private Lives Feature Film1931Amanda Prynne

Strangers May Kiss Poster

Strangers May Kiss Feature Film1931Lisbeth

The Christmas Party Poster

The Christmas Party Short Film1931Norma Shearer

The Stolen Jools Poster

The Stolen Jools Short Film1931Owner of Stolen Jewels

Wir schalten um auf Hollywood Poster

Wir schalten um auf Hollywood Feature Film1931Self

Let Us Be Gay Poster

Let Us Be Gay Feature Film1930Kitty Brown

The Divorcee Poster

The Divorcee Feature Film1930Jerry

The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 Poster

The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 Short Film1930Self

A Man's Man Poster

A Man's Man Feature Film1929Norma Shearer

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Poster

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Feature Film1929Self

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Poster

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Feature Film1929Fay Cheyney

The Trial of Mary Dugan Poster

The Trial of Mary Dugan Feature Film1929Mary Elizabeth Dugan

Their Own Desire Poster

Their Own Desire Feature Film1929Lally

A Lady of Chance Poster

A Lady of Chance Feature Film1928Dolly Morgan aka Angel Face

The Actress Poster

The Actress Feature Film1928Rose Trelawny

The Latest from Paris Poster

The Latest from Paris Feature Film1928Ann Dolan

Voices Across the Sea Short Film1928Self

After Midnight Poster

After Midnight Feature Film1927Mary Miller

The Demi-Bride Poster

The Demi-Bride Feature Film1927Criquette

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Poster

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Feature Film1927Kathi

Screen Snapshots Short Film1926Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 16 Documentary1926Self

The Devil's Circus Poster

The Devil's Circus Feature Film1926Mary

The Waning Sex Poster

The Waning Sex Feature Film1926Nina Duane

Upstage Feature Film1926Dolly Haven

1925 Studio Tour Poster

1925 Studio Tour Short Film1925Self

A Slave of Fashion Poster

A Slave of Fashion Feature Film1925Katherine Emerson

Excuse Me Poster

Excuse Me Feature Film1925Marjorie Newton

His Secretary Poster

His Secretary Feature Film1925Ruth Lawrence

Lady of the Night Poster

Lady of the Night Feature Film1925Molly Helmer

Pretty Ladies Poster

Pretty Ladies Feature Film1925Frances White

The End of the World Poster

The End of the World Feature Film1925

The Tower of Lies Poster

The Tower of Lies Feature Film1925Glory or Goldie

Waking Up the Town Poster

Waking Up the Town Feature Film1925Mary Ellen Hope

Blue Water Poster

Blue Water Feature Film1924Lillian Denton

Broadway After Dark Poster

Broadway After Dark Feature Film1924Rose Dulane

Broken Barriers Poster

Broken Barriers Feature Film1924Grace Durland

Empty Hands Poster

Empty Hands Feature Film1924Claire Endicott

He Who Gets Slapped Poster

He Who Gets Slapped Feature Film1924Consuelo

Married Flirts Poster

Married Flirts Feature Film1924Norma Shearer

The Snob Poster

The Snob Feature Film1924Nancy Claxton

The Trail of the Law Poster

The Trail of the Law Feature Film1924Jerry Vardon

A Clouded Name Poster

A Clouded Name Feature Film1923Marjorie Dare

Lucretia Lombard Poster

Lucretia Lombard Feature Film1923Mimi Winship

Man and Wife Poster

Man and Wife Feature Film1923Dora Perkins

Pleasure Mad Poster

Pleasure Mad Feature Film1923Elinor Benton

The Devil's Partner Poster

The Devil's Partner Feature Film1923Jeanne

The Wanters Poster

The Wanters Feature Film1923Marjorie

The Wolf Man Poster

The Wolf Man Feature Film1923Elizabeth Gordon

Channing of the Northwest Poster

Channing of the Northwest Feature Film1922Jess Driscoll

The Bootleggers Poster

The Bootleggers Feature Film1922Helen Barnes

The Leather Pushers Poster

The Leather Pushers Feature Film1922Rose Del Mar

The Man Who Paid Poster

The Man Who Paid Feature Film1922Jeanne Thornton

The Taming of the Shrewd Poster

The Taming of the Shrewd Short Film1922Rose Del Mar

The Flapper Poster

The Flapper Feature Film1920Schoolgirl

The Restless Sex Poster

The Restless Sex Feature Film1920Reveler at Artists Ball

The Stealers Poster

The Stealers Feature Film1920Julie Martin

Torchy's Millions Poster

Torchy's Millions Short Film1920

Way Down East Poster

Way Down East Feature Film1920Barn Dancer

The Star Boarder Poster

The Star Boarder Short Film1919Big V Beauty Squad Member

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