Person    | Female  Born 18/9/1905  Died 15/4/1990

Greta Garbo

Categories: Cinema

Countries: Sweden, USA

Swedish-American actress and Hollywood star. Born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in Stockholm. Died New York City.

This Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer photo is a publicity still for the 1931 American film 'Inspiration'. Her cool challenging stare is rather ruined by the flyaway hair, or maybe that's just the back-lighting.

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Greta Garbo

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Muses - Melpomene

Greta Garbo, as Melpomene the muse of tragedy, raises a wreath in her left ha...

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Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio

Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio

The Cunard Film Company Limited moved into a purpose-built studio, close to the Precision Film Studio. It had a capacious glass-roofed daylight stage with extra lighting from 30 Westminster arc lam...

Building, Cinema

1 memorial
Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi

Novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Born in Bromley, Kent. He started his career as a pornography writer, but progressed to writing plays for several London fringe theatres. His novels include '...

Person, Cinema, Literature, Theatre

1 memorial
Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Born Michael Latham Powell at Howletts, Bekesbourne, near Canterbury, Kent. He left his job in banking to enter the film industry. As co-director to Alexander Korda on 'The Thief of Bagdad' he was ...

Person, Cinema

2 memorials
Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Hollywood actress.

Person, Cinema, USA

1 memorial
Anna Neagle

Anna Neagle

Actor. Born Florence Marjorie Robertson in Forest Gate, Essex. After appearing in the chorus of several revues, she changed her name and had her first significant film part in 'Goodnight Vienna' in...

Person, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial

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Kinsuke Endo

Kinsuke Endo

Became a student at UCL in 1863.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
South Bank mosaic - Peter Hall

South Bank mosaic - Peter Hall

SE1, South Bank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall / Purcell Room

These mosaics are laid in the pavement in a rather sad, out the way, corner of the South Bank, at street level, near the non-main entranc...

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John Lennon

John Lennon

Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool.  One of the four Beatles. Shot dead in the steet in New York City by Mark Chapman. One of the few people commemorated with more than one English Heritage-m...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous

5 memorials
Sydney March

Sydney March

Sculptor. From a family of sculptors who came from Hull.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Stables at Camden Goods Depot

Stables at Camden Goods Depot

The excellent Camden Railway Heritage Trust tells you all you need to know about this Goods Depot.  The horses and stables have their own page from which our picture comes.

Building, Animals, Property

1 memorial