Why Merle Oberon, ‘Hollywood’s first South Asian star,’ kept her race a secret
Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a new biography, sparked in part by the 2023 news that she was half Asian, a ...
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'Love, Queenie' tells a story of passing for white in 1930s Hollywood
The book tells how Merle Oberon, who was born in India and whose mother was half-Sinhalese, had to hide that identity to find ...
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A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
Oberon won the lead role as Kitty, one corner of a love triangle in the saga set in World War I-era England. Goldwyn made "a concerted effort to align her with whiteness," Sen said. Crew members ...
‘Love, Queenie’ Review: Merle Oberon’s Screen Secret
A Hollywood beauty whose celebrated roles included Anne Boleyn, Merle Oberon kept her South Asian origins a secret from the movie industry and audiences.
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A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
“A diminutive 5 feet 2 inches tall, Miss Oberon was of an almost exotic beauty, with perfect skin, dark hair and a slight slant to her eyes that was further accentuated by makeup,” reads her ...