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| Born | Salomea Steuermann 15 June 1889 Sambor, Austro–Hungarian Empire |
| Died | 20 October 1978 (aged 89) Klosters, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Actress/Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1929–1959 |
| Spouse(s) | Berthold Viertel (1918-1947) |
Salka Viertel (15 June 1889 – 20 October 1978) was an actress and screenwriter. The pianist and composer Eduard Steuermann was her brother.
Salka was born Salomea Steuermann in Sambor, Austro–Hungarian Empire.
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Career
She co-wrote the scripts for many movies, particularly those starring her close friend Greta Garbo, with whom she also co-starred in MGM's German version of Anna Christie.
Personal life
Viertel was married to Berthold Viertel and they had three sons, one of whom, Peter Viertel, who was an accomplished writer and screenwriter, married to actress Deborah Kerr until his death in 2007. Salka Viertel wrote a memoir The Kindness of Strangers (1969), a title later used by Donald Spoto for his 1985 biography of Tennessee Williams. She died in Klosters, Switzerland, on October 20, 1978.
Filmography
- Anna Christie (German version) (1931) (actress)
- Queen Christina (1933)
- The Painted Veil (1934)
- Anna Karenina (1935)
- Conquest (1937)
- Two-Faced Woman (1941)
- Deep Valley (1947)
- L'Amante di Paride (1954)
- I Battellieri del Volga (1958)
Bibliography
- Prager, Katharina. (2007) "Ich bin nicht gone Hollywood!" Salka Viertel – Ein Leben in Theater und Film, ISBN 9783700315926, Wien: Braumüller Verlag.
- Viertel, Salka. (1969) The Kindness of Strangers, Montreal:Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada.
External links
- Salka Viertel at the Internet Movie Database
- A webpage about Salka Viertel with images
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