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Merle Oberon

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Biography

Born

2/19/1911, India

Died

11/23/1979

Birth Name

Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Assignment Foreign Legion
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Volunteer
    3/15/57
  - S 1: Ep 25 The White Witch of Makala
    3/8/57
  - S 1: Ep 24 Mixed Blood
    3/1/57
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Coward
    2/22/57
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Deserter
    2/15/57
  - + 21 More Credits
Guest Star (25)

Role
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 87 January 27, 1977
    1/27/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 224 July 13, 1973
    7/13/73
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 78 730711
    7/11/73
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 209 June 18, 1970
    6/18/70
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 4 December 14, 1966
    12/14/66
- I, Claudius
  Messalina
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Epic That Never Was
    12/24/65
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 37: Ep 1 The 37th Annual Academy Awards
    4/5/65
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
  - S 26: Ep 1 The 26th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/54
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/73
  - S 43: Ep 1 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/15/71
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 2 The Other World of Winston Churchill
    11/30/64
- Here's Hollywood
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 51 October 8, 1962
    10/8/62
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 USO -- Wherever They Go!
    10/8/61
- General Electric Theater
  Mata Hari
  - S 5: Ep 28 I Will Not Die
    4/28/57
- Assignment Foreign Legion
  Anne/Carla
  - S 1: Ep 9 Finger Your Neck
    11/16/56
- Assignment Foreign Legion
  The Baroness
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Baroness
    9/28/56
- Loretta Young Show
  Guest Hostess/Lucille
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Bracelet
    11/13/55
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Jane Marryot
  - S 1: Ep 1 Cavalcade
    10/5/55
- Loretta Young Show
  Guest Hostes
  - S 3: Ep 6 Moment of Decision
    10/2/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 5: Ep 36 8/7/1955
    8/7/55
- Four Star Playhouse
  Carol
  - S 3: Ep 37 The Frightened Woman
    6/23/55
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Sara Belmont
  - S 3: Ep 24 Second Sight
    3/10/55
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 6: Ep 7 EPISODE #229
    10/17/54
- The Best Of Broadway
  Maggie Cutler
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Man Who Came to Dinner
    10/13/54
- Four Star Playhouse
  Margot Sterling
  - S 2: Ep 4 Love At Sea
    10/15/53
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Marian Thorne
  - S 2: Ep 46 The Journey
    7/17/53
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 29 Allison, Ltd.
    4/16/53
- Four Star Playhouse
  Martha
  - S 1: Ep 11 Sound Off, My Love
    2/12/53

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- Merle's injuries in an automobile accident in 1937 gave her then-husband Alexander Korda the excuse needed to cancel his production of I, Claudius, which already was beset with problems in production, including cost over-runs and arguments between him and Charles Laughton, who was to play Claudius.
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- Merle was set to star in The Garden Of Allah (1935) but producer David O'Selznick paid her off to give the role to Marlene Dietrich.
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- Merle was first choice for the role of Fanny Skeffington in Mr. Skeffington (1944) but turned down the part and it went to Bette Davis,
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Quotes
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- Merle Oberon: Even when I was single, I owned homes and gardens. I buy beauty when other women buy jewels. Land is security to me. I need gardens that are mine to walk on.
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- Merle Oberon: Without security it is difficult for a woman to look or feel beautiful.
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