In typical Garbo fashion, the only direct comment she ever made on her withdrawal from films is as practical as the rest of her post-Hollywood life.âI had made enough faces,â she said. And for the rest of her life, she offered up only one.
On Nov. 27, 1929, three years after Greta Garboâs American film debut, Variety described her as âthe most mysterious of Hollywood stars.â More than 50 years later, in 1981, a Variety story began âGiven that Greta Garbo still remains the most elusive, mysterious and speculated about film personality on the planetâŠâItâs rare for any star to maintain public interest for so long. And itâs especially notable that she maintained interest, even decades after her final film, by trying to avoid attention.In a career of only 15 years, Garbo gave fans her acting talent but nothing of herself â no details of her life, never addressing rumors or speculation. In a brief 1929 item, Variety said âPractically nothing has ever been known personally about Miss Garbo, she  being a publicity-shunner and the toughest of all stars to interview.â In her heyday, she had as much impact on fashion and daydreams as Lady Gaga and Beyonce, but she was their polar opposite: She never courted publicity. And her aloof attitude made her even more fascinating.Garbo films are rarely revived in the 21st century, because they are period pieces that seem clunky and melodramatic to the modern eye; their principal attraction is Garboâs beauty and screen presence.In the early days of Hollywood, most actors came from the stage, so they âactedâ in a big style. Garbo had an instinct for performing on camera, and could express emotions with her eyes, or a slight shift of her face. There was something other-worldly about her.
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