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Greta Garbo: Sweden Post
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Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustaffson in Stockholm, Sweden on September 18, 1905. The daughter of a poor working class family, who would have imagined that one day she would become a cinematic goddess, worshipped and adored by millions?
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"Greta Garbo was one of the great international film stars of all time," said David L. Solomon, Vice President of Area Operations of the United States Postal Service, who hosted and was the dedicating official of the event. "We are pleased to be joining our friends from Sweden Post to help customers in both our countries learn more about her incredible talent and presence on the big screen."
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Born Greta Gustafsson in Stockholm, Sweden, Garbo achieved superstardom in Hollywood, appearing in a series of films for MGM from 1924 to 1941. Then she retired to live in seclusion for 50 more years. Legendary directors created shimmering visual styles to capture what many consider the most stunning female face ever to grace the screen.
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Garbo was her most seductive playing the WWI spy in Mata Hari (1932). So much so that the censors complained of the revealing outfit shown on the movie poster. Her next film that year was Grand Hotel, with one of the first all star casts. The film earned MGM it’s second Best Picture Oscar.
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Garbo was a Lutheran (a member of her country's Protestant state church, the Church of Sweden), as were most Swedes of her time. She attended church regularly when she was young. From an early age, Garbo was obsessed with becoming an actress. From the time of her mid-teens, Garbo was not active in any denomination, although she expressed strong belief in God. At times during her career in Hollywood she was deeply into the occult.
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A new exhibition at New York’s Scandinavia House offers rare glimpses into the public and private world of Greta Garbo, the glamorous and famously enigmatic movie star who epitomized Nordic beauty and allure for generations of filmgoers. Robert Dance, curator of the exhibition, tells Radio Sweden about “Garbo’s Garbos.”
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