The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

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Record Details:

Title:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Date:
1931
Publisher:
New York: Doubleday
Volume:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Leaf #:
000135
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 15, 2025
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121 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO bought, in the little black book. Each receipt was to be pinned on the page of its entry. “At the end of the month Garbo went over this book, drawing a line through each item and receipt as she checked them off. Believe me, I saw to it that they balanced to a cent. “She checked over all bills at the end of the month. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that Greta Garbo doesn’t know how to handle money.” With the fifty dollars that Garbo handed Gustaf each week, he did most of her personal shopping. He bought everything, from magazines and drugs to shoes and pajamas. This young couple soon found that the Swedish star didn’t go in for flamboyance. She was not particular how her meals were served. When she was alone, as she generally was, she had her food brought to her wherever she happened to be. If she was in the garden, she ate there. If in her bedroom, it was there she ate. When it was cold she had her dinner served on the tile table in the living room, drawn up in front of the fireplace. She always ate her breakfast in bed.