The Emeralds of Merle Oberon

Who was the India-born actress who hid her early years living in Bombay slums with a father dead in World War 1? How did she come to own the most photographed emerald necklace in the world, with its flexible chain and diamond rondelle spacers, and twenty-nine graduated suspended emerald cabochons? Learn more about Merle Oberon (1911-1979) in this video.

Sources:

Bejeweled Magazine, The Most Enchanting Emeralds Throughout History, https://www.bejeweledmag.com/enchanting-emeralds-throughout-history/

Vintage by Lopez-Linares, Merle Oberon, https://blog-en.lopezlinares.com/merle-oberon-and-the-most-photaphed-catiers-necklace/

Higham, Charles and Roy Moseley. Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon. New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1983. ISBN 978-0-69811-231-5.

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