1930'S GRETA GARBO ORIGINAL PORTRAIT 5" X 7" MOVIE STAR PHOTO-RARE ---U.S.A.

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MOVIE STAR
CARDS
1930'S GRETA GARBO
METRO-GOLDWYN-MEYER PICTURE MOVIE STAR
LITHOGRAPHED IN U.S.A. CARD
This is a
1930'S GRETA GARBO
.
Greta Garbo
(born
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses to ever be on screen, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her many film portrayals of
tragic
characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the
American Film Institute
ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the
greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema
.
Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film
The Saga of Gösta Berling
. Her performance caught the attention of
Louis B. Mayer
, chief executive of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She stirred interest with her first American silent film,
Torrent
(1926). Garbo's performance in
Flesh and the Devil
(1927), her third movie, made her an international star. In 1928, Garbo starred in
A Woman of Affairs
,
which catapulted her at MGM to its highest box-office star, usurping the long-reigning
Lillian Gish
. Other well-known Garbo films from the silent era are
The Mysterious Lady
(1928),
The Single Standard
(1929) and
The Kiss
(1929).
With Garbo's first sound film,
Anna Christie
(1930), MGM marketers enticed the public with the tagline "Garbo talks!" That same year she starred in
Romance
and for her performances in both films she received the first of three nominations for the
Academy Award for Best Actress
. By 1932 her success allowed her to dictate the terms of her contracts and she became increasingly selective about her roles. She continued in films such as
Mata Hari
(1931),
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
(1931),
Grand Hotel
(1932),
Queen Christina
(1933) and
Anna Karenina
(1935).
Many critics and film historians consider her performance as the doomed courtesan
Marguerite Gautier
in
Camille
(1936) to be her finest and the role gained her a second Academy Award nomination. However, Garbo's career soon declined and she became one of many stars labeled
box office poison
in 1938. Her career revived with a turn to comedy in
Ninotchka
(1939) which earned her a third Academy Award nomination. But after the failure of
Two-Faced Woman
(1941), she retired from the screen at the age of 35 after acting in 28 films. In 1954, Garbo was awarded an
Academy Honorary Award
"for her luminous and unforgettable screen performances".
After retiring, Garbo declined all opportunities to return to the screen and, shunning publicity, led a private life. She became an art collector whose collection, though containing many works of negligible value, included works from
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
,
Pierre Bonnard
and
Kees van Dongen
, which were worth millions of dollars when she died.
The card was printed in the U.S.A.. Approx. size is 5” X 7” inches. Lithographed in U.S.A..
CONDITION: EX (some yellowing, Aquatoned in U.S.A. cut in half on bottom)
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