Merle Oberon was a British actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935). Oberon hid her mixed heritage out of fear of discrimination and the impact it would have had on her career.
Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson was born in Bombay, British India, on 19 February 1911. She was given the nickname "Queenie" in honour of Queen Mary, who visited India along with King George V in 1911.
| Date of Birth | 19th February 1911 |
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| Date of Death | 23rd November 1979 |
| Age at Death | 68 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | Mumbai |
| Birth Place | Mumbai |
| Death Place | Malibu |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Spouses | Lucien Ballard Robert Wolders Alexander Korda |
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| La Martiniere Calcutta |
| Occupation | screenwriter, film actor, actor |
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