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Oberon, Merle, 1911-1979

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Personal name headingOberon, Merle, 1911-1979
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Variant(s)Thompson, Estelle, 1911-1979
Thompson, Estelle Merle O'Brien, 1911-1979
Associated placeHollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calcutta (India)
LocatedLondon (England)
Birth date1911-02-19
Death date1979-11-23
Place of birthBombay (India)
Place of deathMalibu (Calif.)
Field of activityMotion pictures Motion picture industry Acting Feature films
AffiliationCafé de Paris (London, England) London Film Productions United Artists Corporation Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.
Profession or occupationActresses Leading ladies (Actresses)
Actors
Found inNight song [SR] 1976 (a.e.) (Merle Oberon, name spoken)
Wuthering heights [VR] c1997: credits (Merle Oberon, cast)
Ernst Lubitsch's That uncertain feeling, ©2007: opening credits (Merle Oberon)
Halliwell, L. Filmgoer's companion, 1974 (Merle Oberon; b. 1911)
Katz, E. The film encyclopedia, ©2008: page 1071 (Merle Oberon; actress; born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson, February 19, 1911, Tasmania (or, according to a 1985 biography, Bombay); died 1979; leading lady of British and Hollywood films)
Truitt, E.M. Who was who on screen, ©1984: page 295 (Merle Oberon; actress; born February 19, 1911 in Hobart, Tasmania; died November 23, 1979; screen, radio, and television actress)
Quigley, M.S. First century of film, ©1995: pages 225-226 (Merle Oberon; actress; born, Calcultta, India, February 19, 1911; educated in India; moved to England at age 17)
Thomson, D. The new biographical dictionary of film, 2002: page 643 (Merle Oberson; actress; born in Tasmania)
International dictionary of films and filmmakers, ©2000: volume 3, pages 916-918 (Merle Oberon; born in Bombay, India, 19 February 1911 (birthplace, date, and name vary in different sources); attended La Martinère College, Calcutta; worked at the Café de Paris in London; had film contracts with London Film Productions, United Artists, and Samuel Goldwyn; appeared in films as Estelle Thompson (1930-1932) and as Merle Oberon (1933-1967))
IMDb, May 8, 2015 (Merle Oberon; birth name, Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson, born February 19, 1911 in Bombay, India; died November 23, 1979 in Malibu, California; actress)
Associated languageeng