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Why Merle Oberon, 'Hollywood's first South Asian star,' kept her race a secret
Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a breezy new biography ... She married Korda and he showered her with jewels. They bought a luxurious home in Los Angeles. Sen shows us another part of ...
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Actor Merle Oberon hid her South Asian heritage to keep working in Hollywood
British actor Merle Oberon, who burst onto the scene in 1935, was one of them. Her ascent was quick. By age 24, her portrayal of a young woman entwined in a sentimental love triangle in “The ...
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Why Merle Oberon, ‘Hollywood’s first South Asian star,’ kept her race a secret
Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a breezy new biography, sparked in part by the 2023 news that she was half Asian, a secret she kept all her life. When Michelle Yeoh was nominated ...