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This candid and perceptive biography of the quintessential film star, Greta Garbo (1905-1990), who starred in such master-pieces as Camille, Conquest, Queen Christina, The Painted Veil, and Anna Karenina, evokes the real actress with scholarship and grace.
Rising to stardom between the two world wars, Garbo appeared at a time when she was most needed. In an era that swung from frenetic emptiness to numbing dreariness, she epitomized the woman the world so desperately longed for -- a goddess who bemused an audience eager for illusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-292) and index.
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This revealing and insightful biography of screen icon Greta Garbo contains over 100 luxurious photos from her films and her life.
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This lavishly-illustrated tour through the film career of Greta Garbo (1905-1990) provides a biographical background of the star and an analysis of her very special mystique. Payne describes how Garbo's timeless beauty worked its magic in such films as Flesh and the Devil, Anna Christie, Mata Hari, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, Camille, and Ninotchka. Remarkable photos show the transformation of working-class girl Greta Gustafsson into a Hollywood bit player, and later into an icon of cinema glamour.