German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 560. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Greta Garbo in Romance (Clarence Brown, 1930), adapted from the stage play of Edward Sheldon.
Swedish Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was one of the greatest and most glamorous film stars ever produced by the Hollywood studio system. She was part of the Golden Age of the silent cinema of the 1920s and was one of the few actors who made a glorious transition to the talkies. She started her career in European cinema and would always stay more popular in Europe than in the USA.