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
Greta Garbo, as Melpomene the muse of tragedy, raises a wreath in her left ha...
Entertainer and cinema manager. Born Edward Cyril Hawken Rowland in Plymouth. He appeared as a music hall comedian in London before joining the army. During World War I, he served in France with th...
Scriptwriter, playwright, film and theatre director, and author. Born Laurence Cohen and also wrote as Lesser Columbus. Born Hull, or Newcastle-upon-Tyne (sources differ). Died Hampstead. Married t...
Actor. Born Daniel Patrick Macnee in Paddington. He served in the Royal Navy in WW2 and started his acting career in Canada. He performed in many supporting roles before being cast as John Steed in...
Actor. Born and died America. Unsuccessful on Broadway so in 1923 came to London and was very successful on the West End stage. She returned to America and worked in both movies and on the stage. H...
10,000 unaccompanied mainly Jewish children fled from Nazi persecution in 1938 and 1939. This was organised mainly by World Jewish Relief, but many Quakers helped the children at stations on the jo...
Event, Children, Transport, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland
Football player and manager. Born in Ashington, Northumberland as John Charlton. Brother of Bobby Charlton. He played for Leeds United and was a member of the winning England team in the 1966 World...
One of the 11 "children of England" present on 7th July 1933 when The Princess Royal laid a foundation stone for a nurses home for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
From their website: The Liberal Democrat History Group promotes the discussion and research of topics relating to the histories of the British Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, the Lib...
Nurse, statistician, author. Born in Italy (go on, guess which city) while her parents were on the grand tour. Her sister was born one year earlier in Naples, and named Frances Parthenope, the Gree...
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