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	Greta Garbo - New World Encyclopedia
		Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in Stockholm, Sweden, the youngest of three children born to Karl Alfred Gustafsson and Anna Lovisa Johansson.
		Garbo yearned to be on stage as early as seven years old, when she would gaze at the actors going into Stockholm's Southside Theater, dressed in their costumes and make-up.
		Garbo's low, husky voice and Swedish accent were first heard on screen in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie (1930), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge success, but Garbo hated her performance.
	www.newworldencyclopedia.org /entry/Greta_Garbo (2466 words)

	Greta Garbo - MSN Encarta
		Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish -born actress during Hollywood 's silent film period and part of its Golden Age.
		Greta Garbo (1905-1990), Swedish-American motion-picture actor, noted for her beauty and her reticence, who became a virtual recluse while still at the height of her popularity.
		Born Greta Gustaffson in Stockholm, she was educated at the Royal Dramatic Theater's school of acting.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565722/Greta_Garbo.html (331 words)

	scottlord- Greta Garbo
		Greta Garbo often went to theaters and almost invariably saw each of her movies twice, although she seldom viewed the daily rushes.
		It follows Garbo from her childhood and her home at Blekingatan, in Stockholm, to her third visit to Sweden in 1935, to photos taken while the actress was living as a recluse, her briefly passing the camera and allowing it only a glimpse of herself.
		Victor Sjöström and Maurtitz Stiller to Greta Garbo in Anna Christie and Edvin Adolphson
	www.geocities.com /lord02141/scottlordgretagarbo.html (1544 words)

	Greta Garbo
		Garbo is at her seductive best as a woman who causes a fued between two friends.
		Gilbert is an Austrian officer, falls for the married Garbo and kills her husband in a duel.
		Probably Garbo's best film, with a haunting performance by the radiant star as 17th-century Swedish queen who relinquishes her throne for her lover (shown in a scene at right with actor Lewis Stoneas as her Chancelor).
	golden_age_films.tripod.com /html/garbo/gghighlts.htm (285 words)

	Greta Garbo
		Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905.
		Garbo was born in Stockholm to poor parents and was 14 when her father died.
		Greta was forced to leave school and go to work, first as a lather girl in a barbershop, then as a clerk in a department store.
	personal.georgiasouthern.edu /~jcook16 (771 words)

	Greta Garbo St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
		Swedish actress Greta Garbo accomplished in less than two decades what advocates for women's rights had sought for centuries: she showed the American public that feminine sexuality was compatible with intelligence.
		Garbo "was allowed the right to have amorous needs and desires," according to biographer Karen Swenson, and her popularity with both sexes enabled her to challenge "traditional roles with few negative consequences." At the same time, Hollywood's highest paid female star eschewed media attention and created a mystical image around her indifference to public opinion.
		Greta Garbo entered the American consciousness during the mid-1920s at an historical moment when gender roles were in flux.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200441 (997 words)

	Greta Garbo - Anarchopedia
		Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; some sources cite her original surname as Gustafson [1]), September 18, 1905, died April 15, 1990) was a Swedish actress.
		Garbo's biographer Barry Paris notes that she was "technically bisexual, predominantly lesbian, and increasingly asexual as the years went by." It has been indicated that Garbo struggled greatly with her sexuality, only becoming involved with other women in affairs that she could control [10].
		In the movie Death Becomes Her Isabella Rossellini's character alludes to Garbo as one of the clients who has taken her immortality potion by claiming her client said, in a marked accent, "I want to be alone." At the end of the film a Garbo look-alike appears as one of the guests at a party.
	eng.anarchopedia.org /Greta_Garbo (2510 words)

	Hollywood Unmasked - Greta Garbo
		During the late twenties and thirties, Greta Garbo was another reigning screen queen who was known as "the immortal one." Because of her onscreen dynamics, her portrayals of adultery, seduction, lust, murder, and worship of eastern gods continuously captivated audiences around the globe.
		Garbo's involvement with the occult was a lifelong interest that she held dear to her heart.
		Garbo was seduced by this and developed spirit contact with a demon that masqueraded as a dead friend.
	www.goodfight.org /hwggarbo.html (922 words)

	Greta Garbo - Biography - Moviefone
		MGM head Louis B. Mayer was unimpressed by Garbo's two starring roles, but Stiller insisted on bringing her to America; thus, Mayer had to contract her, as well.
		The couple planned to marry, but Garbo, in one of her frequent attacks of self-imposed solitude, did not show up for the wedding; over the years, the actress would have other romantic involvements, but would never marry.
		Few of her fans talk of her in human terms; to her devotees, Greta Garbo was not so much film legend as film goddess.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/greta-garbo/25821/biography (722 words)

	Greta Garbo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Of all the films stars of the 20th century, Greta Garbo is one of those actresses in which her legend comes not so much from her work in film, but more her eccentricities and complexity of character.
		Dietrich for Morocco and Garbo for Anna Christie.
		Garbo herself has discussed this jinx, and it appears that she herself believed she was the femme fatale for her leading actors.
	www.btinternet.com /~dreklind/threetwo/garbo.htm (2748 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Garbo, Greta
		Garbo began life in poverty as Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, the daughter of a janitor in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Garbo's smoldering aloofness, combined with her penchant for cross-dressing, ignited the passions of men and women alike.
		Swedish film director Mauritz Stiller is best known for his discovery of Greta Garbo, but the flamboyant gay Svengali also deserves recognition as a key figure in forging a national cinema that was eventually to become notable for its progressive treatment of sexuality and desire.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/garbo_g.html (1044 words)

	Greta Garbo, 84, Screen Icon Who Fled Her Stardom, Dies
		Garbo's aloofness frustrated the press, which published thousands of photographs of her frantically clutching a drooping hat over her face as she shopped or raced for a train, ship or plane.
		Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was born in Stockholm on Sept. 18, 1905, the daughter of Karl Alfred and Anna Lovisa Gustafsson.
		Garbo's title roles in ''Anna Karenina,'' with Fredric March, and an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils's ''Camille,'' co-starring a youthful Robert Taylor, were two of her finest performances.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/magazine4/articles/garbo1.html (2383 words)

	© Greta Garbo - Silent and Sound Movie Star - goldensilents.com
		The store Greta worked for put her in a little advertising film (still surviving), and she found she enjoyed the experience, so she applied and was accepted to the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Sweden on a scholarship.
		Greta was cast opposite some of the most handsome and famous male stars of the early silent and sound era, including John Gilbert, Antonio Moreno, Lew Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Nils Asther, Ramon Novarro, Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, John and Lionel Barrymore, Fredric March, Charles Boyer, and Clark Gable.
		Greta's most popular silent films were the ones she made with John Gilbert, since the gossip columnists had a field day discussing their on-screen, off-screen romantic chemistry in their fan magazines, and audiences swarmed to their films with relish to see what all the fuss was about.
	www.goldensilents.com /stars/gretagarbo.html (700 words)

	The Films of Greta Garbo - Classic Film
		Greta Garbo was one of the few actresses who was both a silent screen star and talking film legend.
		Before Garbo hit Hollywood, she was already considered an actress in her native country of Sweden.
		Though Greta is on record as remarking how terrible she felt her performance was, critics worshiped her in it.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art53076.asp (607 words)

	Greta Garbo Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Garbo quickly became the reigning star of Hollywood, due to both the box office success of her films and her captivating performances.
		Garbo's aura created a unique balance between femininity and independence, proving that these qualities were not mutually exclusive.
		Garbo's ability to act successfully in two languages demonstrates her remarkable range and linguistic talent.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/greta-garbo (870 words)

	Saga of Greta Lovisa Gustafsson - Myth Greta Garbo
		Greta Garbo’s face was a face that mesmerized a generation of moviegoers – and still startles passer-by on the streets of New York.
		Greta Lovisa Gustafsson will be 60 this Sept. 18, but the chances are excellent that the lady in question, more familiarly known as Greta Garbo, will have no public statement to make on the occasion.
		Garbo was on the line and she wondered if he would arrange an immediate private showing of “Gosta Berling.” An hour later she appeared with Gaylord Hauser and Erich Maria Remaque and interpreted the film for the two of them, since it was a Swedish print with only the sketchiest of titles in English.
	www.greta-garbo.de /com (3616 words)

	Greta Garbo - The Ultimate Star - Timeline
		- Greta Garbo is born Greta Lovisa Gustafson in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Greta meets comedy producer/director Erik Petschler and he offers her a part in his upcoming film "Luffar-Petter" (or "Peter The Tramp").
		A contract is signed that requires Stiller and Garbo to come to Hollywood no later than May of 1925.
	home.hiwaay.net /~oliver/timeline.htm (438 words)

	Greta Garbo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Greta Garbo (September 17, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish actress, by reputation one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever to be produced by MGM and the Hollywood studio system.
		Garbo's biographer Barry Paris notes that she was "technically bisexual, predominantly lesbian, and increasingly asexual as the years went by," and it has been indicated that Garbo struggled greatly with her sexuality, only becoming involved with other women in affairs that she could control [10].
		Gilbert is said to have proposed to Garbo at least three times [13], though when a marriage was finally arranged in 1927, she failed to show up at the ceremony [14].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greta_Garbo (2984 words)

	Greta Garbo Society Of Sweden
		The Greta Garbo Society of Sweden, a non-profit organization, have now made it easier for residents in the U.S. to become members of the Society.
		The Garbo museum is located in the town of Hogsby, in the Smaland Province, a beautiful section of Sweden close to the Baltic, a 90 minute drive from Kalmar City near the Island of Oland and about the same distance from the famous glass works of Kosta and Orrefors.
		Greta Garbo resided on the fashionable upper East Side in Manhattan, NY, until her death on April 15, 1990.
	www.swedensbest.com /garbo.html (477 words)

	Muzz.com > Greta Garbo
		Greta Garbo was the most iconic actress to ever grace the American silver screen.
		The house Garbo grew up in was so small that she and her sister had to sleep in the kitchen.
		Garboâs favorite places to stay were the Klosters in Switzerland and Tistad Castle in Sweden, where she was a guest of Count Nils and Countess HÃ¶rke Wachtmeister.
	www.muzz.com /Greta_Garbo.aspx (973 words)

	Photoplay May 1928: Interview with Greta Garbo ... as told by her to Ruth Biery
		HER childhood in Sweden, a little lonely, but colored by vague dreams and shy ambitions – this was the theme of the first installment of Greta Garbo's own story.
		In it, too, Miss Garbo told of her examination for entry into the Royal Dramatic School in Sweden, of her great desire to become an actress.
		Greta Garbo paused, paused to remember the thrill of the eighteen year old youngster with her first dramatic position.
	www.greta-garbo.de /interview-with-greta-garbo-photoplay-1928-ruth-biery/photoplay-may-1928-garbo-story.html (2580 words)

	Greta Garbo at Hollywood.com
		Garbo's personal decision to leave her film career in 1941 and maintain a notoriously private, reclusive lifestyle has only further enhanced her mystique.
		It was during this time that Garbo developed the repertoire of roles that defined her as an actress.
		In the latter, opposite John Gilbert for the last time, Garbo received her best notices, though she was essentially reprising her familiar role as the tragic diva who sacrifices for her lover.
	www.hollywood.com /celebrity/Greta_Garbo/197817 (1472 words)

	Swedes in Hollywood: not just Greta Garbo - SWEDEN.SE
		But although Garbo may have been the first Swede in Hollywood to utterly captivate the public’s imagination, she is hardly the last.
		Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was born in Stockholm in 1905 to working-class parents.
		By the time of her death in 1990, Garbo had made only 27 films, but they were enough to assure her mythical status in Hollywood history.
	www.sweden.se /templates/cs/Article____11120.aspx (977 words)

	Greta Garbo - Hommage an die Göttliche!
		Dies ist ein Portrait der Triumphe und Niederlagen von Greta Garbo, der unvorhergesehenen Ereignisse, die sie nach Hollywood und zu Weltruhm brachten.
		Greta Garbo hat den Stummfilm und den Tonfilm überlebt.
		Alle Menschen sind mehr oder weniger von Geheimnissen umgeben, und wir werden auch das Mysterium Garbo nicht vollendes aufdecken können.
	www.greta-garbo.de (3077 words)

	Greta Garbo: The Temptress/Greta Garbo: The Clown
		Garbo was born Greta Gustafsson on September 18, 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Garbo was, by her own account, a loner even from a young age.
		The chemistry between Garbo and Gilbert was unmistakable during filming - as director Clarence Brown said of their first love scene, "it felt like a mood interruption to yell cut." Garbo soon moved into Gilbert's house and though he proposed, she was not interested in marriage.
	www.tcm.com /thismonth/article.jsp?cid=102809 (1423 words)

	Greta Garbo
		All of Garbo's films were in fl and white and fl and white enhanced her mystery and romantic allure.
		Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 18, 1905.
		Greta continued to give intensified performances in whatever was handed her.
	www.movietreasures.com /Greta_Garbo/greta_garbo.html (3446 words)

	Academy to Celebrate Greta Garbo Centennial
		Beverly Hills, CA — In honor of Greta Garbo’s 100th birthday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a centennial tribute to the Hollywood legend on Thursday, April 7, at 8 p.m., in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
		Born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden, Garbo got her start in films in a publicity short for a department store.
		Garbo’s legendary career at MGM included Academy Award nominations for “Anna Christie” (1929/30), “Romance” (1929/30), “Camille” (1937) and “Ninotchka” (1939), as well as memorable roles in “Flesh and the Devil” (1927), “Mata Hari” (1932), “Grand Hotel” (1932) and “Anna Karenina” (1935).
	www.oscars.org /press/pressreleases/2005/05.03.11.html (390 words)

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