<sod>Hall was born '''Birgitta Wetterhall''' in [[Linköping]], [[Sweden]]. The daughter of a chemist, she spoke seven languages. She worked as a model to pay tuition for her studies at a dramatic school in Sweden.<ref name="cds">{{cite news|last1=Belser|first1=Lee|title=Gita Hall Rates Nearest Approach To Greta Garbo|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7093388/corsicana_daily_sun/|work=Corsicana Daily Sun|agency=International News Service|date=February 26, 1958|location=Texas, Corsicana|page=3}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Hall was born '''Birgitta Wetterhall''' in [[Linköping]], [[Sweden]]. The daughter of a chemist, she spoke seven languages. She worked as a model to pay tuition for her studies at a dramatic school in Sweden.<ref name="cds">{{cite news|last1=Belser|first1=Lee|title=Gita Hall Rates Nearest Approach To Greta Garbo|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7093388/corsicana_daily_sun/|work=Corsicana Daily Sun|agency=International News Service|date=February 26, 1958|location=Texas, Corsicana|page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 18, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref><eod>