Greta Garbo
A Swedish actress who crossed from silent film into sound without loss: Anna Christie, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, Ninotchka. In 1941, aged thirty-six, she left the cinema and spent the next half-century as a recluse in New York, giving not a single interview.
Born in Stockholm on 18 September 1905 at 19:30 Central European Time. The hour is given consistently in references.