Merle Oberon (1917-1979), Film actress
Merle Oberon (Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson)
Sitter associated with 25 portraits
Merle O'Brien was born in Bombay of an Anglo-Indian mother and an Australian father. She came to London when she was 17. Under her stage name, Merle Oberon, she was nominated for an Oscar for her part as Kitty Vane in The Dark Angel (1935). However, she is best remembered for playing Cathy in Wuthering Heights (1939) with Laurence Olivier as Heathcliffe.
The opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135050
Merle Oberon in 'The Private Life of Don Juan'
by Tunbridge
bromide print, 1934
NPG x34532
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1934
NPG x14167
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 4 February 1937
NPG x19360
by Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 4 February 1937
NPG x19361
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 4 February 1937
NPG x19236
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, circa 1955
NPG x14168
Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant
by Anthony Wysard
watercolour and pencil, published 1937
NPG D312
Merle Oberon (Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson)
by Walter Bird
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 13 December 1933
NPG x137075
Film and Broadcasting
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Actors and actresses
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