| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-422), filmography (pages 413-419), and index. |
| Contents |
Why Garbo? -- Garbo before Stiller -- Garbo and Stiller in Europe -- Garbo and Stiller in America -- Garbo and Gilbert -- Garbo and MGM : the silent years -- Garbo talks -- Garbo off-screen -- Garbo, Salka, and Mercedes -- Garbo goes on talking -- Garbo gone -- Garbo on her own -- Garbo and some men in her life -- Garbo, money, and art -- Garbo and Beaton -- Garbo at home and abroad -- Garbo -- Why Garbo -- A Garbo gallery -- A Garbo reader -- Kenneth Tynan's profile of Garbo -- Garbo, the Harrisons, and the Windsors -- 24 hours with Greta Garbo -- James Harvey on Camille -- Edward G. Robinson in All My Yesterdays -- Glimpses of Garbo -- Colleagues on Garbo -- Comments on Garbo -- Garbo in books -- Garbo in songs. |
| Summary |
"Award-winning master critic Robert Gottlieb takes a singular and multifaceted look at the life of silver screen legend Greta Garbo, and the culture that worshiped her"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990.
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Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990 -- Influence.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- Sweden -- Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion pictures -- History -- 20th century.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
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Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990. (OCoLC)fst00033675
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Motion picture actors and actresses. (OCoLC)fst01027096
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Motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01027285
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Sweden. (OCoLC)fst01204537
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780374298357 (hardcover) |
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0374298351 (hardcover) |
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