1. GRETA GARBO Olivia Coulter

2. LIFE IN SWEDEN  I was a model before I started being cast in advertisements.  I eventually became an actress.  I was not an indentured servant.

3. FAMILY  I had an older brother and an older sister.  My father died of Spanish Flu when I was 14.  My sister died not long after.

4. IMMIGRATION  I was born September 18, 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden.  I set sail for America on June 30, 1925.  I didn’t become a naturalized citizen of the United States until February 9, 1951.  I came to America because I signed a contract with MGM, a large acting company.

5. CAREER  I came to America because I signed a contract with MGM.  I was in over 20 movies while in the U.S. I was very successful and was in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the most beautiful woman to ever live.  I received many awards, including an Academy Award for Best actress.

6. MOVIES  Some of my more famous movies were A Woman of Affairs, Anna Christie, Grand Hotel, and The Mysterious Lady.  I starred in several silent films along with speaking films.

7. RELATIONSHIPS  I never married and never had kids.  I left a man at the altar when I got cold feet about marrying him.

8. LIFE  I never made it clear what religion I practice, but I was raised Lutheran.  I lived in L.A. for several years, but I eventually moved to New York City where I stayed the rest of my life.

9. DEATH  The last years of my life I lived in seclusion.  I died April 15, 1990 at the age of 84 from pneumonia.  I was cremated and my ashes were put in my hometown in Sweden.

10. BIBLIOGRAPHY  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Garbo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Garbo  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001256/bio http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001256/bio  http://www.garboforever.com/Film.htm http://www.garboforever.com/Film.htm