History Creator / NormaShearer

* MsFanservice: In the early 1930s, she became this, with her [[AbsoluteCleavage low-cut]] gowns and her flirty gazes. Her most well-known example was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WULkuocSF7o when she was flirting]] with an irritated Creator/ClarkGable in ''A Free Soul''.

-->-- '''Norma Shearer''', at the Hollywood premiere of ''Film/GrandHotel''(has become somewhat of a MemeticMutation and her most-recognized quote)

Shearer retired from acting in 1942, and eventually fizzled out of Hollywood's social spectrum by the 1960s. However, she enjoyed a resurgence of popularity when her movies appeared on television in the '60s and '70s. She died of pneumonia at the age of 80.

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In the time of pre-Hays Code, Shearer portrayed racy and scandalous women in films like ''Film/TheDivorcee'' and ''Film/AFreeSoul'', which destroyed her "good girl" image that prior roles had type-casted her as. She was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward six times and won once in 1930 for Best Actress in ''The Divorcee''. However, she appeared in biopics as historical figures, such as UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette, feature in all-star ensembles like ''Film/TheWomen'' in 1939, and appeared as Juliet in a 1936 adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet'', and she was praised for her versatility.

Shearer retired from Hollywood in 1942, and eventually fizzled out of its social spectrum by the 1960s. However, she had many bursts of popularity when her movies were aired on television in the 1950s and '70s. She died of pneumonia in 1983.

Edith Norma Shearer (August 11,[[note]]Some sources might say "August 10th", but they are incorrect, [[http://www.cineartistes.com/images_uploaded/SHEARER%20Norma%20(naissance).png because of the discovery of her birth certificate]][[/note]] 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was a notable figure in Hollywood's [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood silent]], [[UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra pre-Code]], and early [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood Golden Age]] eras.

Born and raised in UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}}, Shearer moved to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity with her family in 1920, starting her career as a model and making brief appearances in silent B-movies. She moved to Hollywood three years later after being offered a contract for Creator/{{MGM}}, named Louis B. Mayer Pictures at the time, and soon became one of the most popular and wanted actresses in Hollywood by 1925. (The fact that she was married to Irving Thalberg, the head of production at MGM, didn't hurt.). When sound films were becoming popular, Shearer was reluctant to end her silent film career, however, her appearance in ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' in 1929 won over critics and audiences, who liked her Canadian accent.

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-->-- Shearer, at the Hollywood premiere of ''Film/GrandHotel'' (has become somewhat a MemeticMutation and her most recognised quote)

Edith Norma Shearer (August 11th [[note]]Some sources might say "August 10th", but they are incorrect, [[http://www.cineartistes.com/images_uploaded/SHEARER%20Norma%20(naissance).png because of the discovery of her birth certificate]][[/note]] 1902 -- June 12th 1983) was a Canadian-American actress that was a notable figure in the Silent Era and UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra of Hollywood.

Shearer grew up in Montreal and moved to New York with her family in 1920, starting her career as a model and making brief appearances in silent B-movies. She moved to Hollywood three years later after being offered a contract for Creator/{{MGM}}, named Louis B. Mayer Pictures at the time, and soon became one of the most popular and wanted actresses in Hollywood by 1925. (The fact that she was married to Irving Thalberg, the head of production at MGM, didn't hurt.). When sound films were becoming popular, Shearer was reluctant to end her silent film career, however, her appearance in ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' in 1929 won over critics and audiences, who liked her Canadian accent.

Shearer grew up in Montreal and moved to New York with her family in 1920, starting her career as a model and making brief appearances in silent B-movies. She moved to Hollywood three years later after being offered a contract for Creator/{{MGM}}, named Louis B. Mayer Pictures at the time, and soon became one of the most popular and wanted actresses in Hollywood by 1925. When sound films were becoming popular, Shearer was reluctant to end her silent film career, however, her appearance in ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' in 1929 won over critics and audiences, who liked her Canadian accent.

* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' (1936) (WAY too old to play Juliet)

-->Shearer, at the Hollywood premiere of ''Film/GrandHotel'' (has become somewhat a MemeticMutation and her most recognised quote)

In the time of pre-Hays Code, Shearer portrayed racy and scandalous women in films like ''Film/TheDivorcee'' and ''Film/AFreeSoul'', which destroyed her "good girl" image that prior roles had type-casted her as. She was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward six times and won once in 1930 for Best Actress in ''The Divorcee''. However, she appeared in biopics as historical figures, such as MarieAntoinette, feature in all-star ensembles like ''Film/TheWomen'' in 1939, and appeared as Juliet in a 1936 adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet'', and she was praised for her versatility.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Shearer had bright blue eyes (although, you can only tell their brightness by her photos -- coloured photos of her are very hard to find). She assumed that they were one of the reasons why she got signed to film studios.

* TinyGirlHugeGuy: Shearer's height has been guessed as either five feet tall or 5'1". Regardless, every leading man (and other actresses in photos) towers over her, even when she's wearing heels.

* MsFanservice: In the early 1930s, she became this, with her low-cut gowns and her flirty gazes. Her most well-known example was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WULkuocSF7o when she was flirting]] with an irritated Creator/ClarkGable in ''A Free Soul''.

Edith Norma Shearer (August 11th [[note]]Some sources might say "August 10th", but they are incorrect[[/note]] 1902 -- June 12th 1983) was a Canadian-American actress that was a notable figure in the Silent Era and UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra of Hollywood.

Shearer grew up in Montreal and moved to New York with her family in 1920, starting her career as a model and making brief appearances in silent B-movies. She moved to Hollywood three years later after being offered a contract for {{MGM}}, named Louis B. Mayer Pictures at the time, and soon became one of the most popular and wanted actresses in Hollywood by 1925. When sound films were becoming popular, Shearer was reluctant to end her silent film career, however, her appearance in ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' in 1929 won over critics and audiences, who liked her Canadian accent.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Shearer had bright blue eyes (although, you can only tell their brightness by her photos -- coloured photos of her are very hard to find). She assumed that they were one of the reasons why she got signed to film studios.

* ''Theatre/TheWomen'' (1939)

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