The New York Times24d
A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work. Merle Oberon in the 1935 Oscar ...
New York Sun4d
The Counterfeit World of Merle Oberon
These basic facts were never disclosed to Queenie, as she embarked on her quest to become a movie star with a new name, Merle Oberon. Born Sándor László Kellner, Alexander Korda barged his way into ...
The New York Times24d
A Hollywood Star With a Career-Ending Secret
Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work. Merle Oberon in the 1935 Oscar ...
Christian Science Monitor19d
Actor Merle Oberon hid her South Asian heritage to keep working in Hollywood
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
A Hollywood star with a secret that could have ended her career
Merle Oberon became the first Asian actress to be nominated for an Oscar for her role in “The Dark Angel.” There was no ...
WBUR29d
'Love, Queenie' tells a story of passing for white in 1930s Hollywood
Host Deepa Fernandes speaks with Mayukh Sen about his new book, "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star." The book tells how Oberon, who was born in India and whose mother ...
Los Angeles Times22d
A cranky Kevin Costner and a resilient Uma Thurman: 5 juicy stories from Maureen Dowd’s ‘Notorious’ interviews
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 secret she kept all of her life. “Oftentimes,” Dowd writes ...
NPR Illinois3d
Front Row Classics welcomes author Mayukh Sen to celebrate Merle Oberon
Front Row Classics welcomes author Mayukh Sen to celebrate the life of Merle Oberon. Mayukh recently penned "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star". The book captures the ...
wwmt8d
Oberon Day returns with live music and festivities at Bell's Eccentric Cafe
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Oberon makes its return to Bell's Eccentric Cafe Monday. Officially coming back Monday is Bell's Oberon beer and people 21 and up can celebrate Monday for no admission cost at ...
Indiatimes2d
Decoding Queenie: The secret life of an Indian Hollywood star
Merle Oberon was born in Bombay, spent her adolescence in Calcutta, and became a Hollywood star in the 1930s and 1940s. But her life was riddled with controversy. Now, a new biography unravels ...
MLive6d
Oberon Day crowd was up 10% this year, Bell’s estimates. Here’s what it looked like.
KALAMAZOO, MI-- Oberon Day is an exciting day for many beer enthusiasts across the Mitten state. Whether people call off work, move their shifts or responsibly take a PTO day, patrons descended on ...