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Order Number	00115433
Title	Katherine Shearer and Jack Reddish
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1763
Date	1954
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;24 x 19 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	Edith Norma Shearer was born on August 10, 1902 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was one of the most popular actresses in the 1920s and 30s. Moving with her mother and sister to New York in 1920, she started out modeling and appeared in several silent films. She caught the eye of producer Hal Roach and in 1923 moved to Hollywood with a contract for $250 a week from Louis B. Mayer Pictures. MGM was formed the next year and Shearer was given starring roles. She became one of their biggest attractions and by 1925 was earning $1000 a week, rising to $5000 a week over the next five years. While at MGM, she met film producer Irving Thalberg, nicknamed "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and uncanny ability to produce very profitable films. They married in 1927 and had two children. In 1930 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film "The Divorcee." After Thalberg's death in 1936, she continued to act, finally retiring in 1942. That same year, she married Martin Arrouge, a former ski instructor. She remained active in the Hollywood social scene until 1960 when she desired more privacy. She died on June 12, 1983.
Description	First photograph caption dated January 7, 1954 reads "Katie Thalberg, daughter of Mrs. Martin Arrouge (Norma Shearer), and Jack Reddish, American Olympic ace skier, chat before the fire at an after-skating party at the popular winter resort, Sun Valley, Idaho. Miss Thalberg and Mr. and Mrs Arrouge holidayed at the resort." A partial view of the fireplace can be seen behind them. Reddish is holding a cigarette.; Second photograph caption dated April 30, 1944 reads "Katie and Jack. Catherine (sic) Thalberg and Jack Reddish, Olympic Skier, now Mr. and Mrs."
Subject	Stirling, Katherine Thalberg. Reddish, Jack N.,--1926-1992. Shearer, Norma,--1902-1983--Family. Thalberg, Irving G.,--1899-1936--Family. Children of celebrities--United States. Women--Idaho--Sun Valley. Men--Idaho--Sun Valley. Cigarettes--Idaho--Sun Valley. Sun Valley (Idaho). Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection