Benjamin Christensen - The Devil's Circus - 1926 - Norma Shearer, Carmel Myers - Silent Film

“Throughout the 1930s, legendary actress Norma Shearer and her husband, MGM production chief Irving Thalberg, posed for a series of warm family portraits alongside their children, Katherine ‘Kat’ and Irving Jr. Often photographed at their Beverly Hills estate, the images captured a softer, more personal side of Hollywood’s ‘First Lady of the Screen’ and the man known as ‘The Boy Wonder’ of cinema. Shearer, fresh from her Academy Award win in 1930, and Thalberg, the creative force behind many MGM

"Silver screen icon Norma Shearer wed legendary MGM producer Irving Thalberg in a quiet California ceremony in 1927, uniting two of Hollywood’s most powerful figures during the height of the silent film era." | History Through Time

"Circa 1934, Hollywood royalty Norma Shearer and her husband, legendary MGM producer Irving Thalberg, gathered with actress Marion Davies at one of Hearst Castle's legendary costume parties, where elegance met extravagance on California's enchanted hilltop. These lavish gatherings brought together the era's brightest stars, with William Randolph Hearst sparing no expense on authentic costumes crafted by Hollywood seamstresses and make-up artists. The castle's magnificent halls echoed with laught

"Circa 1928, Norma Shearer and her husband, MGM production genius Irving Thalberg, were photographed aboard the SS Majestic as they returned from their honeymoon in Europe. The couple, considered Hollywood royalty of the era, had recently married after a long and celebrated courtship within the film industry." | History Through Time