Garbo


You may have heard that Greta Garbo would have turned 100 years old on the 18th of September, if still alive. Here follows a few links in her honor.

Have a look at newsreel fotage (silent) from a swedish Greta Garbo look-alike contest held in 1931.
Garbotävling (utan ljud, 4 delar) (00:05:08)
Garbo contest (silent, 4 parts)

Who's the winner? I don't know...


Wikipedia on Garbo
IMDb on Garbo
In pictures: Garbo 100 years since her birth

Greta Garbo - the ultimate star
Swedes in Hollywood: not just Greta
The american/swedish Garbo stamp
Other Garbo Stamps







Another Garbo stamp released by the Swedish Postal Service (Posten) this month
Artist: Einar Nerman

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