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 #:
00042
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 28 It was then that Mr. Stiller and Greta decided that the name Gustafsson was too long. Exhibitors might object to such a lengthy name in electric lights in front of their theaters. It took up too much space on theater programs. Together they chose the name Garbo. So the new motion-picture actress Greta Garbo made her bow to the world. After the picture was finished Greta returned to the Dramatic School to resume her studies. She had proved herself so fine an actress that the school director signed her on a contract as “leading pupil,” which meant she would play “leads” on the stage of the Royal Dramatic Theater while she was finishing her instruction in the school. But Greta Garbo was destined not to go on with her studies. Mr. Stiller found that he had a place for her in his next picture. He felt certain that he could keep her busy working in his productions. He knew that experience was the best teacher. He suggested that she give up her scholarship in the school and devote all her time to acting before the camera.