Greta Garbo from a 1930s Ross Verlag card


This image has had some digital Garbo in the film Camille made in 1936 from a Ross Verlag card. Ross Verlag produced 22 miniature photo packs between 1933 and 1938 of major film stars of the period. Greta Garbo was a Swedish film actress and an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Garbo's first talking film was Anna Christie (1930). That same year she starred in Romance. For her performances in these films she received the first of three Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. Academy rules at the time allowed for a performer to receive a single nomination for their work in more than one film. In 1932, her popularity allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract and she became increasingly selective about her roles. Many critics and film historians consider her performance as the doomed courtesan Marguerite Gautier in Camille to be her finest. The role gained her a second Academy Award nomination. After working exclusively in dramatic films, Garbo turned to comedy with Ninotchka (1939), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination.


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