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 #:
000157
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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lJf.3 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO folds of silk. Never once did I see her punish these cats. All she would do was fuss at them in Swedish. They followed her all over the place.” Garbo liked Polly, too. When Garbo was working, Gustaf kept Polly’s cage standing on the library table in the front room. All day long he would call out, “Come here, Gustaf! Come here, Gustaf!” As soon as his mistress entered the door he would yell, “Hello, Greta!” over and over again. “Garbo would pick up the cage and carry him into her bedroom, or take him out of the cage and let him walk all over the house. “Polly loved to steal the kittens’ food. He would eat anything that happened to be on their plate, from fish to meat. He loved Swedish hardtack. Garbo would hand him a piece of it, saying, ‘Sure Polly likes good Swedish food.’ Then she would laugh and Polly would imitate her. He had her own deep, throaty laugh. “ Garbo was always coaxing him to give what is called the raspberry. He could do it better than the Swede who razzed Victor McLaglen in The Cock-Eyed World. Then Garbo would