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I don’t like to talk to people, because I can’t express myself satisfactorily. I don’t say the things I mean.

Greta Garbo

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Greta Garbo
Age: 84 †
Born: 1905
Born: September 18
Died: 1990
Died: April 15
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
Greta Gustafsson
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