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Merle Oberon: Miss Tasmania
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Delofski is aware her documentary, to be screened on the ABC next week, will disappoint true believers, but she doesn't think it will be the last word on Oberon. "I'm sure that people who firmly believed she was born there when I was filming will continue to believe. It seems to be such a big part of Tasmanian mythology of that generation."
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Higham's knowledgeable, slightly sardonic, presence gets the film off to an intriguing start as he states the case for Oberon's Indian antecedents. But filmmaker Maree Delofski is curious about the Tasmanian connection, and travels to the island to investigate.
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A number of Tasmanians continue to insist that Oberon was born in the Australian island state. They point out the house where she was born, say who the midwife and doctor were, and name the Tasmanian family as well as the beautiful Chinese-Australian, Lottie Chintook, who is said to be the movie star's mother.
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Higham writes that after Hobart Council's invitation to Merle in 1978, it was discovered that there was no record of her Tasmanian birth. According to Higham, the Lord Mayor decided to go ahead with the function in order to save face and Merle attended the reception not knowing that she’d been sprung!
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