Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation” centers ... He’s read the unpublished memoir of Thalberg’s wife, Norma Shearer. The result is a panoramic view of an era that’s fading fast ...

Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation,” the film ... many MGM veterans strongly implied that Thalberg’s wife, the actress Norma Shearer, had married him mostly to secure her position ...