Moira Shearer

On January 17th 1926 at 5.30 pm Moira Shearer was born in Morton Lodge, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Thus, today January 17th 2026 we celebrate her centenary.

This portrait was taken by the British photographer Hans Wild in 1949 prior to Sadler’s Wells Ballet’s first tour of North America. It shows Moira Shearer in her simple practice dress.