GRETA GARBO

Olivia Coulter

LIFE IN SWEDEN

I was a model before I started being cast in

advertisements.

I eventually became an actress.

I was not an indentured servant.

FAMILY

I had an older brother and an older sister.

My father died of Spanish Flu when I was 14.

My sister died not long after.

IMMIGRATION

I was born September 18, 1905 in Stockholm,

Sweden.

I set sail for America on June 30, 1925.

I didn’t become a naturalized citizen of the United

States until February 9, 1951.

I came to America because I signed a contract with

MGM, a large acting company.

CAREER

I came to America because I signed a contract with

MGM.

I was in over 20 movies while in the U.S. I was very

successful and was in the Guiness Book of World

Records for being the most beautiful woman to ever live.

I received many awards, including an Academy Award

for Best actress.

MOVIES

Some of my more famous movies were A Woman of

Affairs, Anna Christie, Grand Hotel, and The

Mysterious Lady.

I starred in several silent films along with speaking

films.

RELATIONSHIPS

I never married and never had kids.

I left a man at the altar when I got cold feet about

marrying him.

LIFE

I never made it clear what religion I practice, but I

was raised Lutheran.

I lived in L.A. for several years, but I eventually

moved to New York City where I stayed the rest of

my life.

DEATH

The last years of my life I lived in seclusion.

I died April 15, 1990 at the age of 84 from

pneumonia.

I was cremated and my ashes were put in my

hometown in Sweden.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Garbo

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001256/bio

http://www.garboforever.com/Film.htm