Direct from an early 1940s estate collection of autographs and candid star photos. She was married to MGM producer Irving Thalberg until his early death (1936). Shearer turned down the starring role in Mrs. Miniver, and, by some accounts, did the same for the part of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. She retired from films after 1942. Minor corner and edge creasing, minor fading. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O’Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the first five-time Academy Award acting nominee, winning Best Actress for The Divorcee (1930). Reviewing Shearer’s work, Mick LaSalle called her the exemplar of sophisticated 1930s womanhood… Exploring love and sex with an honesty that would be considered frank by modern standards. He described her as a feminist pioneer, “the first American film actress to make it chic and acceptable to be single and not a virgin on screen”. Victoria Anastasia’Vicki’ Wilomirska. Stephen Haines – Mary. Juliet – Daughter to Capulet. 1934The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Kathleen / Moonyeen Clare. 1931The Christmas Party (Short). 1931The Stolen Jools (Short). Owner of Stolen Jewels. 1930Let Us Be Gay. 1929The Last of Mrs. 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929. Norma Shearer / Juliet. 1929The Trial of Mary Dugan. 1928A Lady of Chance. Dolly Morgan aka Angel Face. 1928The Latest from Paris. 1927The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg. 1926The Devil’s Circus. 1925The Tower of Lies. 1925A Slave of Fashion. 1925/IIThe End of the World. 1925Waking Up the Town. 1925Lady of the Night. Molly Helmer / Florence Banning. 1924HE Who Gets Slapped. 1924The Trail of the Law. Mimi Winship (as Norma Sherer). 1923The Devil’s Partner. 1922Channing of the Northwest. 1922The Taming of the Shrewd (Short). 1922The Man Who Paid. Rose Del Mar (Round Five, First Series). 1920Torchy’s Millions (Short) (uncredited). Reveler at Artists Ball (uncredited). 1919The Star Boarder (Short). Big V Beauty Squad Member (uncredited). This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Autographs-Original\Movies\Photographs”. The seller is “pengang” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Object Type: Photograph
- Industry: Movies