Merle Oberon News

An actress and a model, she appeared in 1946's "Temptation" with Merle Oberon, and as herself in "American Masters"' "Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius," and "This Is Your Life: Harold Lloyd." Cari Beauchamp, who interviewed her for a book on Greenacres, Harold Lloyd's estate, said, "At her wedding in Greenacres, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons both ... (more)

Remember Sir Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in William Wyler's adaptation of Emily Bronte's romantic classic? If you do, you had best forget them now.

Emily Bront's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights has weathered the critical storm of the 19th century and burrowed its way into the minds and hearts of readers since then.

More reviews of Andrea Arnold's take on Wuthering Heights. From The Scotsman : For Wuthering Heights, hitting the right pitch of emotion and romance is even more problematic: each year the Laurence Olivier-Merle Oberon classic becomes more laughable, while Ralph Fiennes rarely mentions his assault on Heathcliff in 1992, in which his brooding gypsy ... (more)