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The Gustafson's



Introduction

Many Garbo writers over the decades – misspelled the family surname. When Greta signed a standard player's contract with Svensk Filmindustri on July, 1923. She changed her last name from Gustafsson (two “s”) to Gustafson (one “s”).

   
Karl, Anna, Sven and Alva

This was the more contemporary spelling of her last name. Like her children, Anna Lovisa would follow Greta's lead and use the new spelling of her last name too. “As far as I know, it has always been spelled G-u-s-t-a-f-s-o-n. No one in the family (that I know of) ever spelled it any other way.” says Gray Reisfield. From now on they were  all  Gustafson's (with one 's' !).

The Gustafsson Family Tree

Garbo's letters to her family

Gray Reisfield, Greta's niece and daughter of her brother Sven, said that she has over 200 letters by Garbo. Letters that Greta wrote to her sister-in-law, Marguerite "Peggy" Baltzer Gustafson. Peggy was the w ife of Sven Gustafson (GG's brother) and  mother of Gray (her niece).

Gray said that the depth of feeling for her family is in those letters. Greta was so concerneed by everyone.The letters show a loving and caring Garbo.She was always there for her family.Those letters are still unreleased.

The Gustafson family grave: Then and now!
 

 
 
 
 
Karl Alfred Gustason 
  
 
Anna Lovisa Gustafon 
  
 
Sven Alfred Gustafson 
  
 
Alva Maria Gustafson 
  

 

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