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 Bellamacina Greta Bellamacina Greta Rosanna Bellamacina is a British actress, poet, model and filmmaker. Bellamacina was (born 16 September 1990) in London, England, and was raised in Camden. She attended RADA before attending King's College London where she graduated with a BA in English. She was short-listed as the "Young Poet Laureate" in 2013. She has since published three poetry collections, 'Perishing Tame', 'Smear', and 'Selected Poems 2015-2017' and toured internationally. Andy Warhol's Interview magazine says Greta, “is garnering critical acclaim for her way with words and her ability to translate the classic poetic form into the contemporary creative landscape." She