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 #:
00052
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 38 Greta was disappointed with New York. She expected to see a great city with wide avenues shaded with trees. She landed on one of the hottest midsummer days. The pavements fairly sizzled with heat. The air was sticky and heavy with the smoke and grime of the big city. After the cool days she had known in her own Northern land, it was almost more than she could bear. Mr. Stiller had business to attend to in New York. He might even make a picture there before going to Hollywood. There was nothing for Greta to do but establish herself in a hotel. There was no pleasure in exploring this towered city in the hot August sun. She spent most of her time in her bathtub filled with cold water. She dreaded to think what California would be like, as she had been told that it was a land of perpetual sunshine. In the evening Mr. Stiller and Greta often attended the theater. Neither of them could understand English. They had great fun trying to figure out from the acting what the actors were saying. It was the musical plays that they enjoyed the most.