Greta Meyer

Greta Meyer (born August 7, 1883 in the German Empire , † October 8, 1965 in Gardena , California , United States ) was a German-American film and theater actress .

Life

Greta Meyer comes from a famous theater family in Germany, comparable to the Barrymore family of actors .

Meyer, whose career began in Dutch and German silent films, emigrated to the USA in 1923 on board a German steamship and was naturalized. She made notable appearances in the films De jantjes (Netherlands, 1922) and The Royal Lodge (USA, 1929). She starred in numerous Hollywood films from 1933 to 1942 , for example The Great Waltz (1938) and Bitter Sweet (1940).

In 1963, their home at 505 North Westmount Drive in West Hollywood, California was evicted because the owners wanted to build a new home. Fearing for her stored mementos from her acting life, she protested against this coercive measure, but ultimately had to accept the eviction. She moved in with a friend, but had little space there for her collection, so she considered returning to Germany. But that never happened, she died in Gardena at the age of 82 .

Filmography

• 1917: The balance
• 1922: De jantjes
• 1929: The Royal Box (The Royal Box)
• 1931: Tonight or Never
• 1932: Ring free for love (Flesh)
• 1932: The Man from Yesterday
• 1932: The Match King
• 1932: People in the hotel (Grand Hotel)
• 1933: The White Sister (The White Sister)
• 1933: Jennie Gerhardt
• 1933: Let's Fall in Love
• 1933: Meet the Baron
• 1933: Pilgrimage
• 1933: Sex Bomb (Bombshell)
• 1933: Stage Mother
• 1933: The Chief
• 1933: The Nuisance
• 1933: Whistling in the Dark
• 1934: All Men Are Enemies
• 1934: As Husbands Go
• 1934: Never Marry First Time (Forsaking All Others)
• 1934: Elmer Steps Out
• 1934: Private Scandal
• 1934: Servants' Entrance
• 1934: Strange Wives
• 1934: The Line-Up
• 1934: The Mighty Barnum
• 1934: The Most Precious Thing in Life
• 1934: Young and Beautiful
• 1935: Biography of a Bachelor Girl
• 1935: Diamond Jim
• 1935: His Night Out
• 1935: Laddie
• 1935: Mister Dynamite
• 1935: Public Hero # 1
• 1935: Smart Girl
• 1935: The Return of Peter Grimm
• 1935: Tolle Marietta (Naughty Marietta)
• 1935: Twin triplets
• 1936: Infamous Lies (These Three)
• 1936: Funny sinners (Libeled Lady)
• 1936: Moonlight Murder
• 1936: His secretary (Wife vs. Secretary)
• 1936: Donation thrift
• 1936: Suzy
• 1936: The Gorgeous Hussy
• 1937: Bill Cracks Down
• 1937: Damaged Goods
• 1937: Fly Away Baby
• 1937: Heidi
• 1937: I'll Take Romance
• 1937: Lancer Spy
• 1937: Night of Mystery
• 1937: Prescription for Romance
• 1937: Reported Missing
• 1937: The Road Back
• 1937: Thin Ice
• 1937: When Love Is Young
• 1938: The Great Waltz (The Great Waltz)
• 1938: Three men in paradise (Paradise For Three)
• 1938: The Patient in Room 18
• 1938: Three Loves Has Nancy
• 1938: Torchy Gets Her Man
• 1939: The Women (The Women)
• 1939: No Place to Go
• 1939: Twelve Crowded Hours
• 1939: When Tomorrow Comes
• 1940: Bitter Sweet
• 1940: Four Sons
• 1940: Paul Ehrlich - A Life for Research (Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet)
• 1940: The Man I Married
• 1941: The Dollar Rain (Million Dollar Baby)
• 1941: Come Live with Me (Come Live with Me)
• 1942: Friendly Enemies
• 1942: Reunion in France
• 1943: They Got Me Covered
• 1944: An American Romance

Web links

• Greta Meyer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Greta Meyer in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Greta Meyer in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

• Los Angeles Times , Protests Eviction Method , Jul 11, 1963, 32
• Los Angeles Times, Actress Fears Loss of Mementos , Jul 16, 1963, 2
• Lowell Sun, Hollywood Chatter , Dec. 16, 1933, 11