The Greta Garbo Handbook - Everything You Need to Know About Greta Garbo

Greta Lovisa Gustafsson (18 September 1905 - 15 April 1990), better known as Greta Garbo, was a noted Swedish actress and recluse.She was a major star in the United States during the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list [...]
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Greta Lovisa Gustafsson (18 September 1905 - 15 April 1990), better known as Greta Garbo, was a noted Swedish actress and recluse.She was a major star in the United States during the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of greatest female stars of all time, after Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman.Garbo launched her career with a major role in the Swedish film The Saga of Gosta Berling.Her performance caught the attention of Louis B.Mayer, who brought her to Hollywood in 1925 to work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).She became a star of silent films.Garbo was one of the few actresses to negotiate the transition to sound according to whom?].Her first talking film was Anna Christie (1930), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.MGM marketers enticed the public with the catchphrase ""Garbo talks "" In 1932, her popularity allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract, and she became increasingly choosy about her roles.She received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for Anna Karenina (1935), but she considered her performance as the courtesan Marguerite Gautier in Camille (1936) her best performance; the role gained her a second Academy Award nomination.After working exclusively in dramatic films, Garbo turned to comedy with Ninotchka (1939) and Two-Faced Woman (1941).For Ninotchka, Garbo was again nominated for an Academy Award; Two-Faced Woman did well at the box office, but was a critical failure.After 1941, she retired after appearing in 27 films, and became increasingly reclusive.She has been indelibly linked to one of her lines from the film Grand Hotel: ""I want to be alone.""She later remarked, ""I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be let alone.' There is all the difference."" To the end of her life, Garbo-watching became a sport among the paparazzi and the media, but she remained elusive up until her death in 1990 at the age of 84.This book is your ultimate resource for Greta Garbo. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away: The Saga of Gosta Berling, Joyless Street, Torrent (1926 film), The Temptress, Flesh and the Devil, Love (1927 film), The Divine Woman, The Mysterious Lady, A Woman of Affairs, Wild Orchids (1929 film), The Single Standard, The Kiss (1929 film), Romance (1930 film), Anna Christie (1930 film), Anna Christie (1931 film), Inspiration (1931 film), Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise), Mata Hari (1931 film), Grand Hotel (film), As You Desire Me (film), Queen Christina (film), The Painted Veil (1934 film), Anna Karenina (1935 film), Camille (1936 film), Conquest (1937 film), Ninotchka, Two-Faced Woman Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.