Merle Oberon grew up on in India. She attended college in the La Martine Calcutta. At the age of 17, she came to London, United Kingdom. Her acting career began here in the early 1930s. At the side of Charles Laughton succeeded her as Anne Boleyn in the movie The Private Life of Henry VIII's breakthrough. She got a contract with Samuel Goldwyn and left in 1934 after America, where she had a successful career in Hollywood.

Her first strip in the U.S., the Folies Bergere at the side of Maurice Chevalier, was in 1935 not a great success. Oberon subsequently changed her makeup, and later became a star with the remake of Ronald Colman - Vilma Bánky Strip The Dark Angel, who appeared at the side of Fredric March and won her an Oscar nomination. The following year she starred in the production of Lillian Hellmann play, The Children's Hour, GV (: Infame Lies), by the side of Joel McCrea and Miriam Hopkins and directed by William Wyler. David O. Selznick, hired her for the filming of The Garden of Allah, but terminated its contract, as Marlene Dietrich became vacant. Oberon well received $ 60,000.00 compensation.

One of the most famous films of Oberon, however, was never filmed: she appeared in 1937 in the shaded by many misfortunes version of I, Claudius at the side of Laughton and directed by Josef von Sternberg with.

In 1939, she turned again with Wyler in the film version of Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights - Wuthering Heights (1939) - where they had been at the side of Laurence Olivier, with whom she has been successfully deployed in England zusammengearbeite, took on the role of Cathy. Wyler and Oberon did not get on well together, but in the end, the actress offered a very good representation.

By the end of the 40s Oberon was a busy actress, but with the new decade, its presence has been largely reduced to supporting roles.

The actress was known for her excellent business acumen and put their fees at advantageous. They had several residences, including Acapulco and the Riviera, and lived the last years in a luxurious retreat.
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