Mauritz Stiller
Film director
1883 – 1928
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Who was Mauritz Stiller?
Mauritz Stiller was a Finnish-Swedish film director, best-known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America.
Stiller had been a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912. When MGM invited him to Hollywood as a director, he arrived with his new discovery Greta Gustafsson, whose screen name Greta Garbo is believed to have been his suggestion.
After frequent disagreements with studio executives at MGM and Paramount, Stiller returned to Sweden, where he died soon afterwards.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1883
Helsinki - Also known as
- Moshe Stiller
- Mauritz Rellits
- Mosje
- Nationality
- Finland
- Sweden
- Profession
- Lived in
- Helsinki
- Died
- Nov 18, 1928
Stockholm - Resting place
- Norra Begravningsplatsen
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on July 23, 2013
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