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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Norma Shearer</b></font><p><img src="shearer-sm.jpg" height=345 width=240 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Norma Shearer"><b>AKA</b> Edith Norma Shearer<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/740/000106422/" class=proflink>10-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/901/000105586/" class=proflink>1902</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/872/000069665/" class=proflink>Montreal, Quebec, Canada</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/050/000106729/" class=proflink>12-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/493/000106175/" class=proflink>1983</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/785/000069578/" class=proflink>Woodland Hills, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/323/000069116/" class=proflink>Pneumonia</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/649/000208025/" class="proflink">Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Female<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Divorcee</i><p><b>Father:</b> Andrew Shearer (d. 1930)<br><b>Mother:</b> Edith Shearer (b. 1873, d. 2-Jul-1958)<br><b>Sister:</b> Athole Shearer (b. 20-Nov-1900, d. 17-Mar-1985)<br><b>Brother:</b> Douglas Shearer (sound director, b. 17-Nov-1899, d. 5-Jan-1971)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/117/000098820/">Irving Thalberg</a> (film producer, m. 29-Sep-1927, d. 1936, two children)<br><b>Son:</b> Irving Jr. (b. 1930)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Katherine (b. 1935)<br><b>Husband:</b> Martin Arrouge (ski instructor, m. 1942, until her death)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/861/000022795/">Mickey Rooney</a><br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/857/000031764/">George Raft</a><br><p> <a href="/company/327/000044195/">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> <br> <a href="/honors/512/000032416/">Oscar for Best Actress</a> 1930 for <i>The Divorcee</i><br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6638 Hollywood Blvd.<br> <a href="/event/582/000051429/">Naturalized US Citizen</a> 1931<br> <a href="/lists/223/000044091/">Scottish Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/776/000064584/">Alzheimer's</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/462/000265664/">Her Cardboard Lover (Jun-1942)</a> · Consuelo Croyden<br> <a href="/films/568/000254803/">We Were Dancing (30-Apr-1942)</a> · Victoria Anastasia Wilomirska<br> <a href="/films/037/000140614/">Escape (31-Oct-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/145/000037034/">The Women (1-Sep-1939)</a> · Mrs. Stephen Haines<br> <a href="/films/274/000079037/">Idiot's Delight (27-Jan-1939)</a> · Irene<br> <a href="/films/248/000079011/">Marie Antoinette (8-Jul-1938)</a> · Marie Antoinette<br> <a href="/films/055/000037941/">Romeo and Juliet (20-Aug-1936)</a> · Juliet<br> <a href="/films/734/000038620/">The Barretts of Wimpole Street (8-Sep-1934)</a> · Elizabeth Barrett<br> <a href="/films/914/000037803/">Riptide (30-Mar-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/762/000134360/">Strange Interlude (30-Dec-1932)</a> · Nina Leeds<br> <a href="/films/874/000091601/">Private Lives (12-Dec-1931)</a> · Amanda Prynne<br> <a href="/films/278/000079041/">A Free Soul (20-Jun-1931)</a> · Jan Ashe<br> <a href="/films/387/000267583/">Strangers May Kiss (4-Apr-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/157/000037046/">Let Us Be Gay (11-Jul-1930)</a> <br> <a href="/films/960/000037849/">The Divorcee (19-Apr-1930)</a> · Jerry<br> <a href="/films/291/000169781/">Their Own Desire (27-Dec-1929)</a> · Lucia Marlett<br> <a href="/films/193/000078956/">The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (14-Aug-1929)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/954/000263165/">The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (6-Jul-1929)</a> · Mrs. Cheyney<br> <a href="/films/019/000233317/">A Lady of Chance (1-Dec-1928)</a> · Dolly<br> <a href="/films/185/000078948/">The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (21-Sep-1927)</a> · Kathi<br> <a href="/films/115/000378975/">Lady of the Night (23-Feb-1925)</a> <br> <a href="/films/168/000078931/">He Who Gets Slapped (2-Nov-1924)</a> · Consuelo<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=63624"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=63624">Norma Shearer</a></td> 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