Hollywood Classics

27/01/2019 Greta Garbo :- Actress 1. Profile :- *Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935) Born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson 18 September 1905 Stockholm, Sweden Died 15 April 1990 (aged 84) New York City, U.S Resting place Skogskyrkogården Cemetery, Stockholm Occupation Actress Years active 1920–1941 2 . Introduction :- Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1954 for her "luminous and unforgettable screen performances." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, after Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film The Saga of Gösta Berling. Her performance caught the ...

16/01/2019 Helen Hayes :ACTRESS 1. Profile : - Born Helen Hayes Brown October 10, 1900 Washington, D.C., U.S. Died March 17, 1993 (aged 92) Nyack, New York, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1905–1987 Spouse(s) Charles MacArthur (m. 1928; died 1956) Children 2, including James MacArthur 2. Introduction :- Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was one of 15 people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (an EGOT). Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. The annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in greater Washington, DC, since 1984, are her namesake. In 1955, the for...