Shearer (Norma) collection, bulk 1920s-1941

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Summary

Title:
Norma Shearer collection
Dates:
bulk 1920s-1941
Creators:
Shearer, Norma, 1902-1983
Abstract:
This collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, and clippings of American Canadian actress Norma Shearer (1902-1983). Materials relate to Shearer's film career as well as her marriage to Irving Thalberg, trips to Great Britain, and Thalberg's death in 1937.
Extent:
17.229 Linear Feet 8 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Norma Shearer collection, Collection no. 2268, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, and clippings of American Canadian actress Norma Shearer (1902-1983). Materials relate to Shearer's film career as well as her marriage to Irving Thalberg, trips to Great Britain, and Thalberg's death in 1937.

Biographical / historical:

Norma Shearer (1902-1983) was a Canadian American actress. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Divorcee" (1930). Her film credits include "Romeo and Juliet" (1936), "Marie Antoinette" (1938), and "A Free Soul" (1931).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Martin Arrouge, April 16, 1985.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-05-27 11:10:53 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Norma Shearer collection, Collection no. 2268, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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