The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

Record Details:

Title:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Date:
1931
Publisher:
New York: Doubleday
Volume:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Leaf #:
00036
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO 22 she was so frightened that she felt like stealing out before he arrived. Suddenly the door opened and a tall man with a big dog came slowly into the room. He looked Greta up and down. It seemed to her as though he were looking through her. Bluntly he asked her to remove her coat and hat. Then he told her to put them back on again. After asking a few questions he let her know that he was ready to have her leave. She felt that she had failed to impress him as she bade him good-bye. But in three days Greta had word that Mr. Stiller wanted her to report to the Rasunda Film City for a test. She rode out there on the street car with her schoolmate Mona Mortenson, who also had been requested to come out for a test. Both of them were anxious to get a part in one of Mr. Stiller ’s pictures. Both of them were nervous and frightened at the thought of making a motion-picture test. When Greta arrived at the studio she was directed to the make-up man, who spent a half