When Garbo arrived at Hollywood in the mid-1920s, she had slimmed down, losing as much as 20 pounds, because Mayer and other producers considered her too fat. They also thought that at 5 feet, 7 ...

No star has ever retired as successfully, completely, and without fuss as Greta Garbo. This Swedish-American icon of the silver screen didn’t even make a formal announcement when she decided to hang ...

Embankment Films producing Greta Garbo bio-doc for Sky Arts London-headquartered Embankment Films has begun production on Garbo: Leave Me Alone, a new feature documentary about screen legend Greta ...

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Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress, widely regarded as one of the greatest stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Known for her ...

The first biography of Greta Garbo was published in America in 1931, when the Swedish film star was 26. Piles of other books have followed, with no sign of letting up even now, more than three decades ...

Coming a century after the Swedish actress' film debut, Robert Gottlieb's biography of Greta Garbo is a classic movie lover's dream. Enriching his insightful reconsideration of Garbo's life and career ...

Biography is about the near and the far, especially when concerned with famous subjects. Reading about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, say, brings us into proximity with her even when the diligent ...

Garbo. By Robert Gottlieb. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 448 pages; $40. To be released in Britain in January; £32 SHE WAS everything on screen and not much off it. That is the conclusion to be drawn ...

Noomi Rapace boards Greta Garbo doc for Sky Arts Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus) has come aboard as both executive producer and narrator for Embankment ...

Coming a century after the Swedish actress’ film debut, Robert Gottlieb’s biography of Greta Garbo is a classic movie lover’s dream. Enriching his insightful reconsideration of Garbo’s life and career ...