The Great Garbo

Rating:
Summary: The life, work and legacy of a truly glamorous woman
Review: 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. It was Garbo's silver screen stories helped America cope during the depths of the Great Depression and left a lasting impression on American popular culture that continues to this very day. The 120 black-and-white photographs add a superb visual touch to this very highly recommended tribute to the life, work and legacy of a truly glamorous woman.

Rating:
Summary: Awful - just awful
Review: THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST AWFUL "BOOK" ON MS. GARBO I HAVE EVER READ. THERE ARE SO MANY BLATANT LIES, ERRORS, MISTAKES, MIS-CAPTIONED PHOTOS, ETC. THAT I WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN TO STATE THEM. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN SUCH POOR RESEARCH!
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN - NEVER DID THIS AUTHOR WRITE ANYTHING CREDIBLE. HE NEVER WROTE ANYTHING OF MERIT IN HIS LIFE.
TRUE ADMIRERS OF MS. GARBO--PLEASE--READ KAREN SWENSON'S EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHY "GARBO - A LIFE APART". THIS IS SUPERB IN EVERY WAY - TRUTH, RESEARCH, INSIGHT, LIFE STORY, LOVE FOR JOHN GILBERT, SCANDANAVIAN ANGLE, ETC., ETC.
PLEASE - READ THIS EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHY OF THIS EXQUISITE, UNIQUE ACTRESS - ONE WE WILL NEVER SEE THE LIKES OF AGAIN!

Rating:
Summary: Awful - just awful
Review: THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST AWFUL "BOOK" ON MS. GARBO I HAVE EVER READ. THERE ARE SO MANY BLATANT LIES, ERRORS, MISTAKES, MIS-CAPTIONED PHOTOS, ETC. THAT I WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN TO STATE THEM. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN SUCH POOR RESEARCH!
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN - NEVER DID THIS AUTHOR WRITE ANYTHING CREDIBLE. HE NEVER WROTE ANYTHING OF MERIT IN HIS LIFE.
TRUE ADMIRERS OF MS. GARBO--PLEASE--READ KAREN SWENSON'S EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHY "GARBO - A LIFE APART". THIS IS SUPERB IN EVERY WAY - TRUTH, RESEARCH, INSIGHT, LIFE STORY, LOVE FOR JOHN GILBERT, SCANDANAVIAN ANGLE, ETC., ETC.
PLEASE - READ THIS EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHY OF THIS EXQUISITE, UNIQUE ACTRESS - ONE WE WILL NEVER SEE THE LIKES OF AGAIN!