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Greta Garbo [a] (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; [b] 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American [1] actress and a premier star during Hollywood's silent and early golden eras. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic and somber screen persona, her film portrayals of tragic ...
Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 8 November 1928) was a Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller was a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912.
Much of the income from Garbo's earlier pictures had come from their popularity in the European market, which was now unavailable due to World War II. Garbo hated the script for Two-Faced Woman and did not want to make the film; she was disappointed that Madame Curie had been shelved (MGM made the film with Greer Garson in 1943) and was very ...
This includes the obvious — eight-time bridesmaid Glenn Close, the “Susan Lucci of the Oscars” — as well as Golden Age legends — Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Barbara Stanwyck, Charlie ...
A home built in the 1930s for silver screen star Greta Garbo just hit the market in Beverly Crest for $12 million.
In his February 18, 1927, review for the Chicago Daily News, Sandburg raved: “If there was ever, in screendom, as earnest an exchange of kisses as that between John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in Flesh and the Devil let him who knows of it speak now or forever hold his peace….Miss Garbo is hereafter a star to be reckoned with, so perfectly does ...
Among the pictures hanging on the wall were 20th century movie greats such as Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer. There was also royalty, including photos of a young Queen Elizabeth of Britain, then a ...
The reason was Greta Garbo insisted that Gilbert return to MGM to play her leading man in Queen Christina (1933), directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Garbo was top-billed, with Gilbert's name beneath the title. Queen Christina, though a critical success, did not revive Gilbert's poor self-image or his career.