circa 1932: Greta Garbo, the stage name of Greta Lovisa Gustafsson (1905 – 1990), the Hollywood star and film actress who went to the States in 1925. ‘Flesh & The Devil’ made her into one of Hollywood’s greatest stars.Very much a private person, on her retirement in 1941 she become a recluse. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)