Greta Garbo than $1 million at the box office, becoming one of the studio's biggest failures of the decade. Garbo's popularity had considerably dropped, and when her contract expired soon thereafter, she returned briefly to Sweden. On 3 May 1938, Garbo was among the many stars—including Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Luise Rainer, Katharine Hepburn, Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Fred Astaire, Dolores del Río and others—dubbed to be "Box Office Poison" in an article published by Harry Brandt on behalf of the Independent Theatre Owners of America. After the box office failure of "Conquest", MGM decided a change of pace was needed to
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