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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).
Jan 11, 2019 · Salka Viertel was a German actress, writer, and Hollywood hostess who helped many European cultural refugees escape from Hitler. Her memoir, The Kindness of Strangers, recounts her encounters with famous and ordinary people in the film industry and beyond.
Salka Viertel was a recently naturalized American when Hitler’s war began, having arrived from Berlin on a visitor visa in Hollywood with her husband during one of the earlier waves...
Aug 10, 2020 · Salka Viertel herself had affairs with both men and women. But her relationship with "G.G." was more than just a fling - they remained close and, to a large extent, dependent on each other for the rest of their lives.
Salka Viertel and Hitler’s Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood. By Donna Rifkind. The Galician-born actress turned American screenwriter Salka Viertel was never famous, but she always made...
The Kindest of Strangers. A new biography revives the generous life of Salka Viertel, L.A. ‘salonnière,’ memoirist, ‘Garbo specialist,’ and Jewish mother to Hollywood stars. by....
Salka Viertel (1889-1978) was a writer and actress who worked on several films with Greta Garbo. She was born in Austria-Hungary and died in Switzerland, and wrote an autobiography called "The Kindness of Strangers".
