Greta Garbo Los Angeles on their own, but another five weeks passed with no contact from the studio. On the verge of returning to Sweden, she wrote to her boyfriend back home: "You're quite right when you think I don't feel at home here… Oh you lovely little Sweden, I promise that when I return to you my sad face will smile as never before." A Swedish friend in Los Angeles helped out by contacting MGM producer Irving Thalberg, who agreed to give Garbo a screen test. According to author Frederick Sands, "the result of the test was electrifying. Thalberg was impressed
Greta Keller Greta Keller Margaretha "Greta" Keller (February 8, 1903 – November 11, 1977) was a cabaret singer and actress. Born Margaretha Keller in Vienna, Austria, she studied dance from the age of eight, followed by acting. Her début was in "Pavillon," in Vienna. She also appeared on stage with Marlene Dietrich in "Broadway," in which she sang and danced. A recording contract with Ultraphon in 1929 took her from Vienna to Prague and Berlin, where she enjoyed great success with Peter Igelhoff and Peter Kreuder. For over 45 years her voice was familiar worldwide, in radio shows, films, revues, concerts and