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 Keller which she always sang. Her repertoire included songs from the 1930s through the war years as well as popular songs of the day. A few years before her death, her voice was heard in the Academy Award-winning movie, "Cabaret" (1972), for which she sang the song, ""Heirat" (Married)". Keller was buried on the Wiener Zentralfriedhof. 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