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Norwegian actress (1916–2000)
Greta Gynt
Gynt in 1940
Born
Margrethe Woxholt
(1916-11-15 ) 15 November 1916Died 2 April 2000(2000-04-02) (aged 83 )
London, England
Occupation(s ) Actress, dancer Years active 1934–1963 Spouse(s ) Christopher Mann (1936 – divorced) Children 1
Greta Gynt (born Margrethe Woxholt ; 15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian dancer and actress.[1] The Dark Eyes of London Mr. Emmanuel Take My Life Dear Murderer The Ringer [2] [3]
She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and early 40s, and by the late 40s she appeared in major films. The Rank Organisation tried to market her as the British Jean Harlow .[4] Soldiers Three
Her most famous films are the 1939 Bela Lugosi film The Dark Eyes of London Tomorrow We Live Mr. Emmanuel Take My Life Dear Murderer nightclub singer singing "The Shady Lady Spiv" in Easy Money
Biography [ edit ]
Early life [ edit ]
Greta Gynt was born Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo , Norway. As a child, she moved with her parents to Britain and started dancing lessons at the age of 5. Eventually, they moved back to Norway. At age 12, she started as a dancer at the Chat Noir shows in Oslo.
After the Swedish film The Song to Her [5] Fox Film and moved back to the UK.
Move to the UK [ edit ]
Gynt had a minor role in It Happened in Paris Boys Will Be Girls The Last Curtain Second Best Bed Tom Walls farce; The Last Barricade Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Tod Slaughter ; Too Dangerous to Live She Couldn't Say No
Gynt had the female lead in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery The Dark Eyes of London Bela Lugosi ; Bulldog Sees It Through The Middle Watch Jack Buchanan ; Two for Danger Barry K. Barnes ; Room for Two Vic Oliver ; and Crook's Tour Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne .
She continued with leading roles in The Common Touch Tomorrow We Live It's That Man Again Tommy Handley ; and Mr. Emmanuel Felix Aylmer .[6]
Gynt supported Sid Field in London Town
Stardom [ edit ]
Gynt was given star parts in the crime films Dear Murderer Take My Life Easy Money The Calendar
For a time she was under personal contract to Robert Siodmak .[7]
Gynt had a secondary but key role in the school story Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Take My Life Marius Goring . After Shadow of the Eagle [8] George Raft in I'll Get You for This
Her British films started to be regularly played on American television. This led to her receiving an offer from MGM to star in Soldiers Three [9]
Back in Britain, Gynt returned to "B" movies: Whispering Smith Hits London The Ringer I'm a Stranger Three Steps in the Dark Forbidden Cargo Devil's Point See How They Run The Blue Peter My Wife's Family The Adventures of Robin Hood
In 1957, Gynt had a support part in Fortune Is a Woman Morning Call The Invisible Man The Crowning Touch Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
In 1963, her last film was The Runaway (released by Columbia Pictures in 1966), in which she played the lead.[10] [11]
Personal life [ edit ]
Reportedly, she adopted the name Gynt after she heard a pianist playing Edvard Grieg 's Peer Gynt Suite [citation needed
Gynt was married four times. Her last husband was Frederick Moore, a plastic surgeon, who died in 1983.[4] The Heroes of Telemark On Her Majesty's Secret Service A View to a Kill [12]
Filmography [ edit ]
It Happened in Paris
Boys Will Be Girls
The Last Curtain
Second Best Bed
The Last Barricade
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Too Dangerous to Live
She Couldn't Say No
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Dark Eyes of London
Bulldog Sees It Through
The Middle Watch
Two for Danger
Room for Two
Crook's Tour
The Common Touch
Tomorrow We Live
It's That Man Again
Mr. Emmanuel
London Town
Dear Murderer
Take My Life
Easy Money
The Calendar
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Shadow of the Eagle
I'll Get You for This
The Rival of the Empress
Soldiers Three
Whispering Smith Hits London
The Ringer
I'm a Stranger
Three Steps in the Dark
Destination Milan
Forbidden Cargo
Devil's Point
Born for Trouble
See How They Run
The Blue Peter
My Wife's Family
Fortune Is a Woman
Morning Call
The Crowning Touch
The Witness
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
The Runaway
References [ edit ]
^ III, Harris M. Lentz (1 June 2001). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture ISBN 978-0-7864-1024-8
^ a b Bergan, Ronald (4 April 2000). "Greta Gynt" . The Guardian .
^ "Greta Gynt – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos" . AllMovie .
^ "Well Known Novel Comes to Screen" . The Advocate 6 . Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Greta Gynt slimmed in Hollywood" . The Sun 17 . Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FILM STAR GETS £4,704 DAMAGES" . The Barrier Miner 3 . Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Scheuer, Philip K. (12 November 1950). "TV Helps 'B' Queen Scale Movie Heights: Britain's Greta Gynt Has Hollywood Agog Over Her Video Popularity Quickie Star Quickly Wins TV Audience". Los Angeles Times . p. E1.
^ "Greta Gynt – Movies and Filmography" . AllMovie .
^ "The Runaway (1964)" . Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.
^ "Egil S. Woxholt - Biography" . IMDB . Retrieved 29 February 2024 .
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