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GRETA GARBO

Name: Greta Garbo                                                                   
Birth name: Greta Lovisa Gustafsson                                                 
Born: 18 September 1905 Stockholm, Sweden                                           
Died: 15 April 1990 New York City, New York                                         
                                                                                     
Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress       
during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its Golden Age.                   
                                                                                     
Regarded as one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever produced       
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Hollywood studio system, Garbo received a 1955       
Honorary Oscar "for her unforgettable screen performances" and in 1999 was           
ranked as the fifth greatest female star of all time by the American Film           
Institute.