Merle Oberon
Known For: Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1911
- Died
- November 23, 1979 (68.758904109589 years old)
- Place of Birth
- Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
- External Links
- IMDB
Biography
Merle Oberon (18 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was an Indian-born British actress.
She married Alexander Korda for fame and won a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She was supposed to star as the lead in Korda's The Red Shoes even though she wasn't a dancer or had any talent. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she traveled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935).
She married Alexander Korda for fame and won a prominent role, as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She was supposed to star as the lead in Korda's The Red Shoes even though she wasn't a dancer or had any talent. Leading roles in such films as The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) advanced her career, and she traveled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935).
