Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a breezy new biography, sparked in part by the 2023 news that she was half Asian, a secret she kept all her life. When Michelle Yeoh was nominated ...

Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work.

Wide Angle Merle Oberon Was Hollywood’s First South Asian Star. It Came at a Cost. The first performer of color nominated for an Academy Award spent her life publicly passing as white.

I recently spoke with writer Mayukh Sen whose new book, "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star," chronicles Oberon's rise to fame, her groundbreaking career, and eventual ...

Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a new biography, sparked in part by the 2023 news that she was half Asian, a secret she kept all of her life.