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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Acting
19 Feb 1911
23 Nov 1979
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Biography

Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin. Her career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, and she was a major leading lady during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born and raised in British India, she began her acting career in British cinema in the early 1930s, with a breakout role in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She later moved to Hollywood, where she became an international star, earning acclaim...

Also Known As

Queenie Thompson, Queenie O'Brien, Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson

Photos

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