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Norma Shearer - Actress : Years active 1919–1942

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28/07/2018 Norma Shearer - Actress 1. Profile :- Born Edith Norma Shearer August 11, 1902 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Died June 12, 1983 (aged 80) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale Citizenship Canadian American Occupation Actress Years active 1919–1942 Spouse(s) Irving Thalberg (m. 1927; d. 1936) Martin Arrougé (m. 1942) Children Irving Thalberg Jr. (1930–1987) Katharine Thalberg (1935–2006) Relatives Athole Shearer (sister) Douglas Shearer (brother) Publicity photo, circa 1930 2. Introduction :- Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress and Hollywood star from 1925 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingenues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Actress for her ...

You Can't Take It with You (1938-film)

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22/07/2018 1. Profile :- Directed by Frank Capra Produced by Frank Capra Screenplay by Robert Riskin Based on You Can't Take It with You 1936 play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart Starring Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold Music by Dimitri Tiomkin Cinematography Joseph Walker Edited by Gene Havlick Production company Columbia Pictures Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date August 23, 1938 Running time 126 minutes Country United States Language English 2. Introduction :- You Can't Take It with You is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart and Edward Arnold. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart,[3] the film is about a man from a family of rich snobs who becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. The film received ...