Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990) taken ca 1936

Colorized a rare photo showing Greta in a hearty smile with some liberties on her dress. Her last 1939 Hollywood film "Two-Faced Woman" was a critical failure that devastated her to the point that she retired from Hollywood and returned to Sweden. However, she did entertain a comeback, having signed contracts with MGM to do films that never got off, presumably for her own second thoughts about returning to a career that she was disappointed with. Her absence was a welcome relief to several other Hollywood actresses who were after her crown as Queen of Hollywood who was the highest-paid actress during her reign. After the war, it became even more difficult for the aging actress to make a comeback, especially when the likes of Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, and other rising stars were making waves in the next decade of Hollywood's Golden Age (1930s - 1960s).