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  1. The Private Life Of Henry VIII -Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    A portrayal of Henry VIII, one of Britain's most famous monarchs, as he moves from wife to wife. CAST: Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon DIR: Alexander Korda (1933)

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    Related Topix: The Private Life of Henry VIII., Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Charles Laughton

  2. Movies today

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Bronte Blog

    A couple of movie alerts for today, December 10: 1. Samuel Goldwyn Presents THURSDAY DECEMBER 10 WUTHERING HEIGHTS 2:45, 7:00 This haunting, mesmerizing adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel features the indelible talents of Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier as the doomed, star-crossed lovers.

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    Related Topix: Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Jane Eyre

  3. "In danger of loving you too well"Read the original story

    Nov 22, 2009 | Bronte Blog

    ... film, directed by William Wyler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn, starred Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff and Merle Oberon as Catherine. Both the film and the book are worth checking out, but this film takes some liberties, not surprisingly. In the ...

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    Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies

  4. Crazies are the best in bedRead the original story

    Nov 15, 2009 | Bronte Blog

    ... November 15. The New York Post describes the film like this: Emily Bronte's tale of Cathy and Heathcliff ( Merle Oberon , Laurence Olivier ), a gentleman farmer's daughter and the orphan boy he takes in. The two grow up as soulmates - until Cathy's ...

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    Related Topix: Rockingham County, NC, Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies

  5. The FOCUS Film Society presents The Scarlet PimpernelRead the original story

    Nov 14, 2009 | OnMilwaukee

    Event Description The FOCUS Film Society presents the 1934 swashbuckling classic,The Scarlet Pimpernel, with Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon and Raymond Massey.

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    Related Topix: Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Events

  6. Emily Bronte's link to a joker

    Nov 3, 2009 | Ledger Dispatch

    HEATH LEDGER and his sister Kate were named for the two main characters in "Wuthering Heights," later a movie starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon.

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    Related Topix: Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Laurence Olivier, Timothy Dalton, Dell, Computers, Dell

  7. Stunt double Jewell Jordan Mason diesRead the original story

    Oct 7, 2009 | Variety

    Jewell Jordan Mason, who was Luise Rainer's stunt double in "The Good Earth" and Merle Oberon's for "Wuthering Heights," died Sept.

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    Related Topix: Luise Rainer, Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Camarillo, CA

  8. Understanding Jane EyreRead the original story

    Oct 6, 2009 | Bronte Blog

    ... Director William Wyler brought Emily BrontA 's classic Gothic romance to life, with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as the star-crossed lovers, Heathcliff and Cathy. Modern film: Keira Knightley shines in "Pride & Prejudice," a bubbly adaptation ...

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    Related Topix: Arts, Literature, Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Comedy Movies, Pride and Prejudice

  9. 'Good Earth' Stuntwoman Mason DiesRead the original story

    Oct 3, 2009 | OfficialWire

    ... Calif., at the age of 92. The Hollywood Reporter said Friday Mason also worked as the stunt double for Merle Oberon in the 1939 production of "Wuthering Heights." Mason's Hollywood stunt career lasted from the 1930s into the '40s. While appearing in ...

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    Related Topix: Luise Rainer, Camarillo, CA, Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Public Relations

  10. The relevance of Jane EyreRead the original story

    Oct 3, 2009 | Bronte Blog

    ... loved to have been able to read it. The Hollywood Reporter informs about the death of Jewell Jordan, who was Merle Oberon's stunt in Wuthering Heights 1939: Jewell Jordan Mason, who was Luise Rainer's stunt double for her Oscar-winning performance ...

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    Related Topix: Montana

  11. Stuntwoman Jewell Jordan dies

    Oct 2, 2009 | Hollywood Reporter

    Jewell Jordan Mason, who was Luise Rainer's stunt double for her Oscar-winning performance in 1937's "The Good Earth" and Merle Oberon's on "Wuthering Heights" two years later, died Sept.

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    Related Topix: Luise Rainer, Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Camarillo, CA, Gale Anne Hurd, Ninotchka, Comedy Movies, Movies, Entertainment

  12. Critic's picks: SaturdayRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Star Tribune

    ... Olympics, held in the French Alps in 1924, and later became an icon of the Hollywood musicals. Class struggle Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier star in the 1939 classic movie "Wuthering Heights" (7 p.m., TCM), based on the Emily Bront novel about ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Winter Sports, Figure Skating, Ice Skating, Competitive Skating, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Entertainment, Television

  13. Weekly Meredy.com E-book - The Scarlet PimpernelRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Mrs_Skeffington's Blog

    ... n to the Librivox version, listen to the radio show, and watch the 1934 film version starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon.

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  14. Heatchliff 0 - Catherine 1

    Sep 10, 2009 | Bronte Blog

    Melissa Katsoulis lists Wuthering Heights 1939 as one of the 25 best book-to-film adaptations in The Telegraph : 2. WUTHERING HEIGHTS by EMILY BRONTA Published: 1847 Film adaptation: 1939 Director: WILLIAM WYLER BrontA 's gothic tale of moors madness gets the William Wyler treatment in this classic movie version starring Merle Oberon as Cathy and ...

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    Related Topix: Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Laurence Olivier, Heathcliff, Cliff Richard, Lost, Action TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

  15. Tonight's Movie: The Divorce of Lady X

    Aug 30, 2009 | Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

    The year before they costarred in the 1939 classic WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon played opposite each other in a lighthearted British romantic comedy, THE DIVORCE OF LADY X. Late one evening Everard and Leslie are both stranded in a London hotel due to a black fog which makes travel impossible.

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    Related Topix: Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, Laurence Olivier, United Kingdom Travel, Travel, London, United Kingdom Travel

  16. How did Charles Bronson turn into Heathcliff?Read the original story w/Photo

    Aug 28, 2009 | Daily Mail

    ... of Cathy. She found herself following in the footsteps of many well-known actresses, among them most enduringly Merle Oberon opposite Laurence Oliver in the 1939 film, Anna Calder-Marshall with Timothy Dalton in 1970 and Juliette Binoche with Ralph ...

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    Related Topix: Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies, RocknRolla, Tom Hardy

  17. Wuthering Heights and a mess on the floorRead the original story w/Photo

    Jul 30, 2009 | Risky Regencies

    ... Do you think any of them crack the Wuthering Heights code? There's the 1939 classic with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon (left); the 1992 version with Juliette Binoche (whom I love, but why??) and Ralph Fiennes with bad hair. The most recent is ...

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    Related Topix: Wuthering Heights, Drama Movies, Adventure, Musical Movies