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Salka Viertel
Austrian-American actress and screenwriter (1899–1978)
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Born | Salomea Sara Steuermann (1889-06-15)June 15, 1889 Sambor, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Died | October 20, 1978(1978-10-20) (aged 89) Klosters, Switzerland |
Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter |
Years active | 1929–1959 |
Spouse | Berthold Viertel (m. 1918; div. 1947) |
Children | 3, including Peter Viertel |
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Salka Viertel (June 15, 1889 – October 20, 1978) was an Austrian actress and Hollywood screenwriter.
While under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1933 to 1937, Viertel co-wrote the scripts for many movies, particularly those starring her close friend Greta Garbo, including Queen Christina (1933) and Anna Karenina (1935).
She also played opposite Garbo in MGM's German-language version of Anna Christie (1930). Viertel