Biography of merle oberon

Merle Oberon

British actress (1911–1979)

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon in 1943

Born

Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson


(1911-02-19)19 February 1911

Bombay, British India

Died23 November 1979(1979-11-23) (aged 68)

Malibu, California, U.S.

NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1928–1973
Spouses

Lucien Ballard

(m. 1945; div. 1949)​

Bruno Pagliai

(m. 1957; div. 1973)​
Children2

Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress.[1] She gained recognition for portraying Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and saw further success with her role in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934).

She later travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn, including Folies Bergère de Paris (1935), The The Private Life of Henry VIII QINE