Cooper Square Press
Pages: 298
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Trim: 7⅜ x 10¼
978-0-8154-1223-6 • Hardback • September 2002 • $39.95 • (£31.00)
978-1-4616-6452-9 • eBook • September 2002 • $38.00 • (£29.00)
Robert Payne (1911-1983) also wrote The Dream and the Tomb, The Life and Death of Hitler, and The Great God Pan, a biography of Charlie Chaplin.
A candid, perceptive portrait of Hollywood's most mysterious star.
— Publishers Weekly
In The Great Garbo, biographer Robert Payne reveals the headstrong and intelligent woman whose face inspired the passions of countless moviegoers during the 1920s and 30s.
— Turner Classic Movies
Researched and written by historian and biographer Robert Payne, The Great Garbo is a thoughtfully presented and informative biography of the great film actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), a woman who mesmerized the movie-goers of the 1920's and 1930's.
— The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du nord
Payne has done a first rate job of uncovering the star's past , even including the grades from her report card
— Home Entertainment Books