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 #:
00038
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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CHAPTER II Greta could not believe that she had actually been chosen to play one of the most important roles in Gosta Berling’s Saga. Everyone at the school was talking about this marvelous story that the famous director Mauritz Stiller was going to make into a picture. The famous stage star, Lars Hanson, had been chosen to play the male lead. The most Greta had expected was a minor part. And now she had been selected to play the Countess Dohna. She hurried out to buy a book and read the story. Greta never wanted to do anything as badly as she wanted to play this part, and yet she was afraid. The thought of going through the highly dramatic scenes before the camera with this strange man, Mauritz Stiller, directing terrified