Oberon, Merle, 1911-1979

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Oberon, Merle, 1911-1979
Other forms of name
Thompson, Estelle Merle O'Brien, 1911-1979
Thompson, Estelle, 1911-1979
Date of birth
1911-02-19
Date of death
1979-11-23
Field of activity
Acting
Feature films
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Occupation
Actors
Actresses
Leading ladies (Actresses)
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 14972204
Wikidata: Q230958
Library of congress: n 78073879
HAI10: 000213603
Sources of Information
  • Ernst Lubitsch's That uncertain feeling, ©2007:opening credits (Merle Oberon)
  • 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)
  • 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))
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Night song [SR] 1976 (a.e.)(Merle Oberon, name spoken)
  • Wuthering heights [VR] c1997:credits (Merle Oberon, cast)
  • Halliwell, L. Filmgoer's companion, 1974(Merle Oberon; b. 1911)
  • Internet movie database, Feb. 21, 2006(Merle Oberon,; birth name, Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson, b. Feb. 19, 1911 in Bombay, India; d. Nov. 23, 1979 in Malibu, Calif.; actress)
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