Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon by Charles Higham and Roy Moseley, with a portrait of Oberon in a white hood.
Endpaper of Princess Merle showing remnants of a library card and marks from its removal.
Princess Merle copyright page showing 1983 publication, authors Charles Higham and Roy Moseley, and the first edition statement.
Back jacket of Princess Merle featuring a portrait of actress Merle Oberon in period costume.
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Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon by Charles Higham and Roy Moseley, with a portrait of Oberon in a white hood.Endpaper of Princess Merle showing remnants of a library card and marks from its removal.Princess Merle copyright page showing 1983 publication, authors Charles Higham and Roy Moseley, and the first edition statement.Back jacket of Princess Merle featuring a portrait of actress Merle Oberon in period costume.

Princess Merle Romantic Life of Merle Oberon Higham Moseley 1983 Hardcover

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Description

  • Authors: Charles Higham and Roy Moseley
  • Title: Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon
  • Publisher: Coward-McCann, New York
  • Year/Edition: 1983, first edition
  • Format: Hardcover with photographic illustrations and dust jacket
  • Condition: Former library copy, with library-card remnants and removal marks on an endpaper. Dust jacket is well preserved, with possible light fading, and protected in a new Brodart cover.

Description

Merle Oberon is remembered as Cathy opposite Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights and for her Oscar-nominated performance in The Dark Angel. Behind her carefully maintained screen image lay a private life that differed considerably from the story presented to the public.

Charles Higham and Roy Moseley trace Oberon’s rise through British cinema and Hollywood, her romances and marriages, and the construction of her glamorous public identity. Their investigation into her origins challenged her claim of a Tasmanian birthplace and brought her Indian background to wider attention.

Illustrated with photographs, this 1983 biography connects Oberon’s personal story with the studios, filmmakers, and social circles surrounding her career. The portrait jacket preserves the visual appeal of classic Hollywood.