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GRETA GARBO 1925 |
Greta Garbo (1905-1990) born in
Stockholm, Sweden. Her real name was Greta Lovisa Gustafsson and she was the
youngest of three. Her alluring look made her famous and she became a Hollywood
legend in the 1920.
When she was 14 years of age her
father died and she had to go out to work.
Garbo worked in a few low paid jobs
in Stockholm. The saying is that when she was 16, Garbo had to turn down her
first offer staring in a feature film. The reason, she wasn't allowed time off
from the department where she was selling hats.
Her first film appearance was in 1922
in a film called Peter the Tramp and she played a bathing beauty.
Then she enrolled for two years at
the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. She met a director Mauritz Stiller who
taught her how to act in front of the camera. In 1924 Garbo appeared in the
film 'The story of Goesta Berlings'.
After that Stiller and Garbo went to
Hollywood and were signed up by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. She appeared
in 27 films. The most memorable ones are 'The Torrent' in 1926, 'Love' in 1927,
'Anna Christie' in 1930 her first talkie, 'Queen Christina' in 1933, 'Anna
Karenina' in 1935 and 'Camille' in 1936.
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GRETA GARBO WITH HER MOTHER IN 1939 |
After Garbo became more and more
famous, it put a strain on her and Stiller. Stiller was sacked and went back to
Stockholm. He died three years later.
After very bad critics for the film
in 'Two-faced Woman' in 1941 Garbo decided to retire and she was only 36 yeas
old. From thereon she lived as a reclusive and refused any interviews.
Garbo tried to keep away from fame
but was voted 'The Best Silent Actress of the Century' in 1950.
Greta Garbo died at the age of 84 in
15 April 1990 and she was cremated. After a long legal battle her ashes were
sent to Stockholm and buried there. She was very wealthy because of wise
investments along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and left her $20 million to her
nice Gray Reisfield.
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GRETA GARBO'S GRAVE |
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