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Norma Shearer

Born 10 Aug 1902 in Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDied 12 Jun 1983aged 8048 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norma Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Edith Norma Shearer (Mont-real, Quebec, 10 d'agost de 1902 − Woodland Hills, 12 de juny de 1983) va ser una actriu quebequesa nacionalitzada estatunidenca. Va ser una de les actrius més populars a Amèrica del Nord des de meitat de la dècada de 1920 fins a la dècada de 1930. Va guanyar un Oscar a la millor actriu l'any 1930 per la seva pel·lícula The Divorcee. Shearer és àmpliament coneguda per ser una de les feministes pioneres en el cinema. En el seu novè aniversari, després de veure un vodevil, Norma anuncià la seva intenció de fer-se actriu. El gener de 1922 les tres dones de la família Shearer arribaren a Nova York. La presentació a Ziegfeld va ser desatrossa perquè trobaren lletja a Norma. Després acudí a Universal Pictures, on buscaven 8 noies maques per fer d'extres i ella va aconseguir ser la vuitena. Shearer es presentà ella mateixa al director, D. W. Griffith, i a conseqüència de l'entrevista va fer-se un tractament d'exercicis, amb un metge pioner en l'especialitat, per a corregir l'alineació incorrecta dels ulls i la seva visió deficient que tant Ziegfeld com Griffith li havien criticat. Finalment, un any després de la seva arribada a Nova York, aconseguí un paper en una pel·lícula de la sèrie B (The Stealers) quan encara eren pel·lícules mudes. El productor Hal Roach de Hollywood s'hi va fixar l'any 1923 i li va fer una oferta per treballar a la productora Louis B. Mayer Pictures, regida per Louis B. Mayer.

Edith Norma Shearer war eine kanadisch-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Von Mitte der 1920er bis in die 1930er Jahre zählte sie zu den beliebtesten Schauspielerinnen Nordamerikas, beginnend mit dem Film „Die Geschiedene“ (1930), für den sie den Oscar als Beste Hauptdarstellerin gewann. Im Gegensatz zu vielen ihrer MGM-Kolleginnen ließ Shearers Ruhm nach ihrem Rückzug aus dem Filmgeschäft stark nach. Zum Zeitpunkt ihres Todes 1983 war sie bestenfalls noch für ihre Rollen in „Die Frauen“, „Marie Antoinette“ und „Romeo und Julia“ bekannt. Shearers Vermächtnis wurde in den 1990er-Jahren mit der Veröffentlichung zweier Biografien und der Veröffentlichung ihrer Filme durch TCM (Turner Classic Movies) und VHS neu bewertet. Viele dieser Filme waren seit der Einführung des Production Code rund sechzig Jahre zuvor nicht mehr gezeigt worden. Im März 2008 erschienen zwei ihrer bekanntesten Filme aus der Zeit vor dem Code, „The Divorcee“ und „A Free Soul“, auf DVD.

Acting (48)

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood2008 · Various Roles (archive footage)
Gable and Crawford
Gable and Crawford2008 · Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself2004 · Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004 · Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Complicated Women2003 · Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen1997 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1990 · Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind1988 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · Self (archive footage)
Anniversary
Anniversary1963 · Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
We Were Dancing
We Were Dancing1942 · Victoria Anastasia Wilomirska
Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover1942 · Consuelo Croyden
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · Self
Escape
Escape1940 · Countess Ruby von Treck
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · Self
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 81939 · Norma Shearer
The Women
The Women1939 · Mary Haines
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight1939 · Irene Fellara
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette1938 · Marie Antoinette
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · Self
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid1937 · Self (archive footage)
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet1936 · Juliet
Riptide
Riptide1934 · Lady Mary Rexford
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street1934 · Elizabeth Barrett
Going Hollywood
Going Hollywood1933 · Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through1932 · Kathleen / Moonyeen
Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude1932 · Nina Leeds
Strangers May Kiss
Strangers May Kiss1931 · Lisbeth Corbin
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools1931 · Owner of Stolen Jewels
The Divorcee
The Divorcee1930 · Jerry
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan1929 · Mary Elizabeth Dugan
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 19291929 · Self / Juliet
A Lady of Chance
A Lady of Chance1928 · Dolly Morgan
Voices Across the Sea
Voices Across the Sea1928 · Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 16
Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 161926 · Self
Lady of the Night
Lady of the Night1925 · Molly Helmer / Florence Banning
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped1924 · Consuelo
Pleasure Mad
Pleasure Mad1923 · Elinor Benton
A Clouded Name
A Clouded Name1923 · Marjorie Dare
The Wanters
The Wanters1923 · Marjorie
The Devil's Partner
The Devil's Partner1923 · Jeanne
The Taming of the Shrewd
The Taming of the Shrewd1922 · Rose Del Mar
The Bootleggers
The Bootleggers1922 · Helen Barnes
Torchy's Millions
Torchy's Millions1920 · Actress