- She was one of the few close friends of Greta Garbo. Five of her eight screenwriting credits were for Garbo movies, and she also acted with her in another film.
- Son, with Berthold Viertel, Peter Viertel.
- Mother-in-law of Deborah Kerr.
- Ex-mother-in-law of Virginia Ray.
- Writer, in the U.S. from 1928. Worked for MGM under contract, 1933-37.
- She was blacklisted in America as a suspected Communist during the 1950's. For a time, her passport was confiscated, which prevented her from going to Europe to see her ex-husband Berthold Viertel when he was dying.
- Began her career as a stage actress in Vienna.
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