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- Birth nameSalomea Steuermann
- Salka Viertel was born on June 15, 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 October 20, 1978 in Klosters, Switzerland.
- SpouseBerthold Viertel(April 30, 1918 - December 20, 1947) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- Writer, in the U.S. from 1928. Worked for MGM under contract, 1933-37.
- 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.
- She was blacklisted in America as a suspected Communist during the 1950's. For a time, her passport was confiscated, which prevented her from going to Europe to see her ex-husband Berthold Viertel when he was dying.
- Mother-in-law of Deborah Kerr.
- Began her career as a stage actress in Vienna.
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