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 #:
000199
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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185 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO a large package under his arm, guarding it carefully. Perhaps the custom officers expected to find a couple of bottles of good Swedish gin when they unwrapped the bundle. But Sorensen was carrying a bust of himself (which had been made by a famous sculptor in Stockholm) to present to Miss Garbo. Garbo set it on her piano when she got home that day, and there it stood during the many months that Gustaf and his wife worked for the Swedish star. “When they got home Garbo took Sorensen out to the garden, where they laughed and talked until dinner. Garbo wanted to hear all about her mother and brother. She wanted to know what the gossip of Stockholm was saying about her. She was very happy to have her friend with her. “He remained in the house but one night. The next morning I drove him into Hollywood, where he took a room at the Christie Hotel. From that time Sorensen was a daily visitor at Garbo’s house.” It was John Loder who later introduced me to Sorensen — a tall, lean, good-looking Swede,