Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

 

This glamorous mystery woman got her start at 17. She was an actress at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic School. Mauritz Stiller, a film director, saw her there and cast her as the Countess Elizabeth Dohna. He also changed her name from Greta Gustafsson to  Greta Garbo. With this name she became a star. She had an intensity and unique insight that set her apart on and off the screen. During WWII she was employed by British Intelligence to track down Nazi sympathizers. The film directors tried to hide the fact that she wasn't in Hollywood. *Interestingly enough around that time Sophia Loren's mom was asked to move from Italy to Hollywood to play Greta Garbo's body double but turned down the offer.

She came back to her movie career without skipping a beat and in 1954 she received a Honorary Academy Award for her amazing on screen performances.

She was in a total of 28 films in about 20 years then disappeared from the eyes of Hollywood.

On the 23rd of September 2005, her 100th birthday, she was pictured on a 35 cent USA commemorative stamp.  She might have been out of sight but was never out of mind. 

 

 

To read more about Greta Garbo click the link below

http://www.biography.com/people/greta-garbo-9306210

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Sofia Loren

 

"Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got."-Sophia Loren

Believe it or not, this beautiful swan started off more like the ugly duckling. In fact her wet nurse said Sophia was "the ugliest child I ever saw in my life." It wasn't until she turned 15 that her stick like figure was transformed. Her mother, who was a Gretta Garbo look alike, saw her potential and entered her into a beauty contest. She was crowned the Princess of the Sea. This started her acting and modeling career. In 1957 she stared in "The Pride and the Passion" with Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. Cary Grant ended up professing his love for Sofia but she turned him down. Instead she married a man said to be twice her and half her height. They were married for 50 years until he passed away in 2007. They were able to find that mysterious balance between an acting career and a successful marriage. In 1961 she won the academy award for Best Lead Actress in "two Women." She was the first actress to win this award for a non-english-speaking language film.

Sophia Loren has always had a special place in her heart for her Italian heritage. Maybe that's her secret; to embrace who you are and to know how to work it!

 

To ready more click the link below

http://www.biography.com/people/sophia-loren-9386318?page=1#early-life

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Carole Lombard

 

 

The woman who had it all, beauty, brains, and blue language.

For someone who lived only 33 years she sure left behind quite a legacy. 

 

Carole was discovered by a director who saw her (age 12) out in the street playing baseball with her older brothers. He must have known he found a star. She became the highest paid female star of her time earning about $500,000 per year and; was listed No. 23 of 50 Greatest American Female Screen Legends by American Film Institute in 1999.

 

Carole was just as impressive off screen as she was on screen. She raised $2 million in war bonds to help fight WWII during a rally in her home town. Unfortunately her dedication to help the war efforts brought her life to an early end. She was honored by Franklin D. Roosevelt as the first woman killed in the line of duty during WWII. Her family was given her Presidential Medal of Freedom award and a liberty ship was named after her.

 

Her talent, style and patriotism is timeless and inspirational.

 

To read more about Carole Lombard click the link below

http://voices.yahoo.com/carole-lombard-15-interesting-facts-might-not-8896293.html?cat=37

 

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