Merle Oberon







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Merle Oberon
by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print
9 5/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (243 mm x 186 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2015
Photographs Collection
NPG x194363
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- Merle Oberon (Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson) (1911-1979), Film actress. Sitter in 31 portraits.
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- Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976), Photographer. Artist associated with 2177 portraits, Sitter in 30 portraits.
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