Greta Garbo what we really ought to look at is the girl… The girl, look at the girl!" After the screening, his daughter reported, he was unwavering: "I'll take her without him. I'll take her "with" him. Number one is the girl." In 1925, Garbo, then 20 and unable to speak English, was brought over from Sweden at the request of Mayer. Both Garbo and Stiller arrived in New York in July 1925 after a 10-day trip on the SS "Drottningholm". But they remained in New York for more than six months without any word from MGM. They decided to travel to
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