Salka Viertel(1889-1978)

Writer
Actress

Salka Viertel was born on 15 June 1889 in Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sambir, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a writer and actress, known for Seven Faces (1929), Anna Christie (1930) and Deep Valley (1947). She was married to Berthold Viertel. She died on 20 October 1978 in Klosters, Switzerland.

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Known for

Seven Faces

6.8

Catherine of Russia(as Salka Stenermann)

1929

Anna Christie

6.9

Marthy(as Salka Steuermann)

1930

Deep Valley

6.8

Writer

1947

Queen Christina

7.5

Writer

1933

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Writer

Prisoner of the Volga
5.4
- writer
- 1959
Loves of Three Queens
5.2
- screenplay
- story
- 1954
Deep Valley
6.8
- screen play by
- 1947
Two-Faced Woman
6.2
- original screenplay
- 1941
Conquest
6.5
- Writer
- 1937
Anna Karenina
7.0
- screen play
- 1935
The Painted Veil
6.5
- screen play
- 1934
Queen Christina
7.5
- from the original story by
- screen play
- 1933

Actress

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Alternative names
- Salka Stenermann
Born
- June 15, 1889
- Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sambir, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]
Died
- October 20, 1978
- Klosters, Switzerland(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Berthold ViertelApril 30, 1918 - December 20, 1947 (divorced, 3 children)
Other works
Autobiography: "The Kindness of Strangers," 1969.
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 1 Portrayal

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Trivia
She was one of the few close friends of Greta Garbo. Five of her eight screenwriting credits were for Garbo movies, and she also acted with her in another film.