Had you, in the years up until 1990, when she died at the age of 84, encountered a brusque old lady in a black wig, dark glasses, a turned-up collar and her hat brim pulled down over her face ...

So said Greta Garbo about the prospect of making the steamy ... so she dropped out of school to support the family. A job modelling hats in advertisements for a local department store provided ...

Greta Garbo ... to look, Garbo wasn’t so hard to find. She shopped for produce in the morning. In the afternoon, Garbo enjoyed a second walk, usually wearing casual clothing, a hat and oversize ...

In 1941, at the age of thirty-six, Greta Garbo, one of the biggest box-office ... where she sold and modelled hats. She said later that she was “always sad as a child for as long as I can ...

In the 1920s and '30s, Greta Garbo achieved fame ... Square Park and back. Although Garbo disguised herself in men’s pants, sunglasses, and big hats (she also used pseudonyms), some New Yorkers ...

The most famous quip attributed to Greta Garbo is short and sardonic: “I want to be alone.” But the actress, who made a practice of shunning reporters, premieres and fan mail, claimed that she ...

From falling in love with directors and co-stars, befriending Cécile de Rothschild and Charlie Chaplin, and repeatedly tightening her social circle, Greta Garbo was the victim ... She ended up ...