Greta Magnusson-Grossman Greta Magnusson-Grossman Greta Magnusson-Grossman (July 21, 1906 – August 1999) was a Swedish furniture designer, interior designer, and architect. She was one of the few female designers to gain prominence during the mid-20th century architectural scene in Los Angeles. Her early exposure to European Modernism deeply influenced her later architectural work, seen as a synthesis of European ideals and the culture and lifestyle of Southern California. Magnusson-Grossman was born Greta Magnusson on July 21, 1906 in Helsingborg, Sweden. Magnusson descended from a family of Swedish cabinetmakers, and was a woodworking apprentice at furniture manufacturer, Kärnans in Helsingborg after she graduated
Salka Viertel Strangers" was published. Salka Viertel died in Klosters, Switzerland, on 20 October 1978, aged 89. Salka Viertel Salka Viertel (15 June 1889 – 20 October 1978) was an Austrian actress and screenwriter. Viertel was born Salomea Sara Steuermann in Sambor, a city then in the province of Galicia, which was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but today is in western Ukraine. Viertel was under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1933 to 1937, and co-wrote the scripts for many movies, particularly those starring her close friend Greta Garbo including "Queen Christina" (1933) and "Anna Karenina" (1935). She also played opposite Garbo