Merle Oberon - Wikipedia
Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin. [1][2][3][4] Her career spanned from the 1920s to …
Merle Oberon - IMDb
Estelle Merle Thompson was born in India on February 19, 1911 of Welsh and Ceylonese (now Sri Lankan) descent. She was educated in that country until the age of 17, when she left for …
Merle Oberon | Silent Film Star, Hollywood Actress, Wuthering ...
Merle Oberon was a British and American film actress who appeared in more than 30 motion pictures. Her most notable portrayal was that of the beautiful Cathy, who tormented and …
Forgotten Hollywood: Merle Oberon and Her Lifelong Secret
Feb 5, 2023 · He was 36, she was 61. They moved to Malibu. All through her life, Oberon was vigilant about hiding her past. When Oberon’s nephew by marriage, writer Michael Korda, …
Merle Oberon Was Way, Way Ahead of Her Time - The Atlantic
In 1935, a young actor named Merle Oberon landed the role of a lifetime. The Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn was planning to remake the 1925 silent film The Dark Angel as a talkie.
Why Merle Oberon kept her Asian identity secret - Los Angeles ...
Feb 26, 2025 · Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a new biography, sparked in part by the recent news that she was half Asian, a secret she kept all her life.
Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star - The New ...
Mar 9, 2025 · But one first that’s often overlooked is Merle Oberon’s. In 1936, Merle became the first Asian actress to be nominated for an Oscar for her role in “The Dark Angel.”
Oscars: Merle Oberon was the first Academy Award–nominated ...
Feb 26, 2025 · At the start of 1935, a year before she would become the first performer of color and Asian actress to be nominated for an Academy Award, Merle Oberon feared her …
A new biography tells the story of a South Asian Hollywood ...
Mar 20, 2025 · In 1936, Merle Oberon became the first Asian woman–and person of color–to receive an Oscar nomination for best actress. She was nominated for her role in The Dark …
Becoming Merle Oberon | South Asian American Digital Archive ...
May 15, 2025 · On November 14, 1934, a 23-year-old actress from India named Merle Oberon made her first voyage to America, sailing from the English port of Plymouth on the S.S. Paris.