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 #:
00049
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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35 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO ested in the screen. He was one of the biggest favorites of the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. It was only between seasons that he played in motion pictures. The large salary offered could not tempt him to go to Hollywood. Mauritz Stiller, on the other hand, was keenly interested in the idea. He knew that Hollywood was far ahead of Europe in making pictures. His good friend the director, Victor Seastrom, had already made a name for himself over there. Mr. Stiller often felt handicapped in trying to carry out his ideas in the small studios of Europe. He had heard about the big stages in Hollywood and their vast equipment. He was ready to sign a contract, provided his protegee, Greta Garbo, was given one too, so that she might go to Hollywood and work in his pictures. Mr. Mayer was not particularly interested in Greta Garbo. She was a newcomer to the screen. She had no special name in Europe. Her future was uncertain. There were many girls in Hollywood as capable as she. But Mr. Stiller had promised Greta work in his pictures when she left the Dramatic School.