GRETA GARBO (1905-1990)

GRETA LOVISA GUSTAFSSON

Born: September 18th, 1905 (Sweden)

Died: April 15th, 1990 (pnemonia)

Marriage: Never married.

Children: No children.

Awards: In 1955 she was awarded an Honorary Award by the Oscars. She was nominated four times for an Academy: Romance (1930), Anna Christie (1930), Camille (1936) & Ninotchka (1939). She was also awarded two NYFCC Awards and two stars on the Walk of Fame.

Interesting Fact: She was once voted as the most beautiful woman who ever lived by the The Guinness Book of World Records.

My Mother's Favorite Movie: Ninotchka (1939). This film presents a funny side to Greta Garbo that you don't see in her other films.



The details on her life were kept secluded. She was a mystery to all who worked with her and saw her on the screen. This is my mother's favorite actress for the fact that they share the same ancestry of Sweden. She was beautiful on the screen and like a few other women of Hollywood she quite early to spend the majority of her life in retirement.

Ninotchka trailer.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF HERS?

MOTHER'S MONTH ACTORS / ACTRESSES

In honor of Mother's Day this month, I have dedicated all my posts to the things she loves about old movies. As I mentioned before, she is the reason that the family knows and loves these precious films. For the second week of the month, I have turned from posting on the actors in the favorite films to posting on her favorite stars directly.

As we began to create a list together, we had to cut back quite a bit. Below are her top five favorite actresses and her top five favorite actors.

TOP FIVE ACTRESSES

1. Greta Garbo

2. Irene Dunne

3. Greer Garson

4. Jeanette MacDonald

5. Claudette Colbert

TOP FIVE ACTORS

1. Tyrone Power

2. Nelson Eddy

3. Spencer Tracy

4. John Wayne

5. Red Skelton



There are many, many others who she wanted on this list, but this will have to do for now.