Greta Garbo of 1931 and 1932, respectively, and Garbo was dubbed "the greatest money-making machine ever put on screen." Garbo's close friend Mercedes de Acosta then penned a screenplay for her to portray Joan of Arc but producers rebuffed the idea and the film was shelved. After appearing in "As You Desire Me" (1932), the first of three Garbo films which co-starred Melvyn Douglas, Garbo's MGM contract expired and she returned to Sweden. After nearly a year of negotiations, Garbo agreed to renew her contract with MGM on the condition she would star in "Queen Christina" and her salary would be increased
Greta Loebl in Tel Aviv, Israel, and The Albertina and The Oesterreichische Galerie-Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria. After Oscar Schreyer's death, Greta married her cousin, economist and Vassar College professor Eugen Loebl. Greta Loebl Greta Loebl Schreyer (July 28, 1917 – October 3, 2005), born Greta Loebl, was an Austrian-American, Jewish jewelry designer and painter. She survived the Holocaust and died in New York City. Greta Loebl was born in Vienna, Austria and followed in her father's footsteps at 18 to become a master goldsmith. Due to the Nazi occupation of Austria, she and her future husband Oscar Schreyer left the country