Garbo
Greta Garbo (1905-1990) is as famous for her reclusiveness as for starring in such enduring classics as Flesh
and the Devil, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina, and Ninotchka. In this richly illustrated volume, renowned biographer Barry Paris offers the definitive biography of this fascinating and complex
woman-from her hardscrabble childhood in Sweden to her arrival in Hollywood at the age of nineteen, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her unintentional retirement from filmmaking at the height
of her fame, from the new life she crafted for herself to her surprising, and failed, plans for a comeback.
Drawing on hitherto unavailable material, including one hundred hours of tape-recorded conversations, fifty years of correspondence, and interviews with Garbo's surviving friends and family, Paris reveals the real woman behind the enigma. Barry Paris is an award-winning
biographer, film and music critic, and journalist who is the author of Louise Brooks (Minnesota, 2001). His
articles have appeared in the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, American Film, and numerous other publications. He lives in Pittsburgh.
ISBN-13 : 9780816641826
Publisher : University of Minnesota Press
Publication date : 28/08/2002
Author : Barry Paris
Editorial
Reviews
Liz Smith
Barry Paris has crafted a magnificent, moving biography-a feast of rare, delicious facts, exploded myths, and compassionate observations. Surely it will be the final word on this
most-fantasized-about movie idol. — New York Daily News
Donald Newlove
This strong, rich biography has sweeping detail, a huge cache of photos, and a satisfying grip on Garbo's
character. . . . Paris offers what is likely to be the standard life of Garbo-handsomely made, a gripping
must-read. — Hollywood Reporter