437 pages :illustrations ;24 cm
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
Why Garbo? --Garbo before Stiller --Garbo and Stiller in Europe --Garbo and Stiller in America --Garbo and Gilbert --Garbo and MGM : the silent years --Garbo talks --Garbo off-screen --Garbo, Salka, and Mercedes --Garbo goes on talking --Garbo gone --Garbo on her own --Garbo and some men in her life --Garbo, money, and art --Garbo and Beaton --Garbo at home and abroad --Garbo --Why Garbo --A Garbo gallery --Extras --Kenneth tynan's profile of Garbo --Garbo, the Harrisons, and the Windsors --Hours with Greta Garbo --James Harvey on Camille --From David Thomson's The new biographical dictionary of film, sixth edition --Glimpses of Garbo --Colleagues on Garbo --Comments on Garbo --Garbo in books --Songs.
"Award-winning master critic Robert Gottlieb takes a singular and multifaceted look at the life of silver screen legend Greta Garbo, and the culture that worshiped her"--Provided by publisher.
1.Garbo, Greta,--1905-1990.2.Garbo, Greta,--1905-1990--Influence.1.Motion picture actors and actresses--Sweden--Biography.2.Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.3.Motion pictures--History--20th century.Dynamic Details