Sven Hugo Borg Sven Hugo Borg Sven Hugo Borg (July 26, 1896 - February 19, 1981) was a Swedish-American character actor. Sven Hugo Borg was born in Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden. Early in his career, Borg was a secretary with the Swedish Consulate in Los Angeles. While working at the consulate he met the actress Greta Garbo who had recently arrived in Hollywood. Garbo asked Borg to be her interpreter for an upcoming movie to which he readily agreed. He served as Garbo’s interpreter from 1925 to 1929. After interpreting for Greta, Borg decided to pursue acting as a career. He had done
Greta Garbo was mailed to her home address. She twice received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for "Anna Karenina", 1935, and "Camille", 1936. She won the National Board of Review Best Acting Award for "Camille", 1936, "Ninotchka", 1939, and "Two-Faced Woman", 1941. The Swedish royal medal, Litteris et Artibus, awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art or literature, was presented to Garbo in January 1937. In a 1950 "Daily Variety" opinion poll, Garbo was voted Best Actress of the Half Century, In 1957, she was awarded The George Eastman Award,