Greta Thyssen
Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen; 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States. Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, she appeared in films and television series between 1956 and 1967.
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| Full name at birth | Greta Thygesen
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| Claim to fame | Miss Denmark 1952
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| Date of birth | 30 March 1933
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| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark
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| Date of death | 6 January 2018
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| Age | 84 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of death | Pneumonia
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| Occupation | Actress, Model
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![Greta Thyssen - Jest Magazine Pictorial [United States] (November 1963)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/f/5/f5shhrlcb4fbhfc.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Greta Thyssen - Snappy Magazine Cover [United States] (September 1958)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/v/8/v8e4i3vwbhkjjeb3.jpg?skj2io4l)
- publishes her book, The Liberated Mother & Daughter
- December 70 is turned away at Roseland when she arrives in knickers
- 14 February 69 her daughter, Genevieve Juliette, "Gin-Gin," is born
- July 63 Playboy denies she turned down posing nude. Hugh Hefner says Playboy turned Greta down.
- March 62 finishes her first novel, Public Image, which will be published by Viking and possibly produced as a Broadway show
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