Letters Reveal the Secrets of Greta Garbo’s Mysterious Private Life

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Did you know that Greta Garbo retired from the entertainment industry during her mid-30s and that she spent the rest of her life in isolation in Manhattan? Greta Garbo was born and raised in Sweden and was working in a barbershop when she was discovered by a local film director. After starring in several Swedish films, the actress was swept up by MGM and brought to Hollywood. Greta made her Hollywood debut in 1926, appearing in three successful features that very year. By the 1930s, Greta was one of the biggest stars in entertainment!
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Greta had started out in silent films, and many were skeptical that the Swedish actress was going to be able to retain her celebrity status once sound became the norm in Hollywood. However, the star’s English had become good enough by the time sound was introduced to motion pictures that she was able to make it! Greta first revealed her voice to the public with 1930’s Anna Christie, and she became an even bigger star than before over the ensuing years.
Though Greta had been one of the biggest stars of the 1930s, her star power began decreasing into the 1940s. Personal letters that were revealed posthumously have revealed that the actress wasn’t satisfied with creative decisions made beyond her control on her final feature, which was 1941’s Two-Faced Woman. Following the feature, Greta continued living in Beverly Hills for some time before eventually relocating to Manhattan.
Greta was a mysterious figure even during the peak of her Hollywood fame, and she became even more mysterious after her retirement. Though she could often be spotted walking around Manhattan, few people knew what she was up to. In the time since her 1990 death, personal letters have helped shed some light on how the actress truly felt after her retirement. Join Facts Verse as letters reveal the secrets of Greta Garbo’s mysterious private life.
Letters Reveal the Secrets of Greta Garbo’s Mysterious Private Life

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@bethanypheneger2005 2 жыл бұрын

I visited her grave in Sweden recently. She is so revered there that there is a statue of her hidden in a remote forest, so that she is immortalized, but in private, as she wanted to be.

@imsocuteimsorich4952 Жыл бұрын

Bethany as she said,I WANT TO BE ALONE,

@robertgorton3856 2 жыл бұрын

No!! I didn't know Greta Garbo an isolated life. But, at the same time there is nothing wrong with her living that way. It allowed her to live her life as she wanted without being chased around all the time by news reporters and cameras flashing. There's nothing wrong with one living a private life and remaining a mysterious individual.

@SamsungSamsung-tm9eu 2 жыл бұрын

Да не давали ей спокойно жить,эти папарацци лезли со своими камерами во все щели.А человек хотел просто спокойной жизни,при своей звездности она оставалась какой то скромной и стеснительной, не в пример,например,Дитрих, которая хотела публичности

@JohnLee-pt5jz 2 жыл бұрын

A Garbo sighting was big thing when she was living in New York, after she became a recluse.

@onieljohnson8916 2 жыл бұрын

Right

@maria9293 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling us about our dear Greta 🥰 Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

@butterfliesarefreetofly6964 2 жыл бұрын

Reportedly the love letters she wrote were to a woman named Mimi. Not clear but she retired & continued living alone. Mimi went on to marry a man & had children. But Greta had a special love for Mimi

@imsocuteimsorich4952 Жыл бұрын

Butterflies are free to fly,European PEOPLE LIKE MARLENE DIETRICH AND GRETA AND OTHER EUROPEANS IN THOSE TIMES WERE BISEXUAL WHICH WAS ACCEPTED,MARLENE WASNT ASHAMED OF WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT, BUT GRETA WAS VERY PRIVATE AND TRIED TO HIDE HER AFFAIRS BEEN BISEXUAL,EVEN IN LATER YEARS SHE WOULD HIDE IF SHE SAW ANY FEMALES SHE HAD AFFAIRS WITH,WHICH WAS PART OF WHY SHE BECAME MORE RECLUSIVE,

@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын

Greta had every right to want to live a private life after retiring from acting

@imsocuteimsorich4952 Жыл бұрын

Angela I NO HOW she felt,

@alancrisp1582 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest mystery about Greta Garbo for me is why some of her movies 🎥 ,are now lost ?, how 🤔 is this possible. So today it is not possible to see all her old movies,which are now lost, like The Divine Woman 1928, etc,. So sad 😢 but true.....

@ingeabrahamsen4684 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know several of her movies have been lost, this makes me sad. - Such treasures disappeared forever... I have been admiring Greta Garbo since I was very young. She was a unique individual. And I have always recognized and cherished the unique. Those that stand out and can somehow never be replaced. Those, who leave their own footprints behind after they are gone, and don't just follow into others already there. Those who dare to take a lead, to think and to act independently, and therefor attracts and fascinates other people. Sadly, they often end up being hunted by paparazzis, depriving them from living a normal life. And sponged on by cynical people, wanting to profit on their fame. They are subjected to endless curiosity, creates attention where ever they go, followed by rumors and sometimes harmful gossip - and the result is often tragic. And so was it for Garbo, who desperatly longed for freedom and privacy - a wish she never achieved in life. What she did manage to keep out of the public eye though, was her heroic contributions during WW2. Where she undertook some risky missions, spying and collecting informations on suspected Nazi-collaborators. And even playing a significant part in saving the life of more than 7000 danish jews. As she persuaded the swedish king to grant them sanctuary. Also she orkestrated that the danish Nobel Price receiver Niels Bohr escaped the Nazis, and was brougt to safety in America. Upon this deed, as with everything else in her life, she remained silent

@vanindallas Жыл бұрын

The film the movies were recorded on was not stable and some of them disintegrated in the can before they could be copied onto more permanent media.

@josephjohnson8520 2 жыл бұрын

Greta was a prolific actress. l love her work on the silver screen. I didn't know she quit Hollywood and lived the rest of life in private.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

She did in the later part of her life. Which of her numerous roles is your favorite?

@josephjohnson8520 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse Her role in Two-Faced Woman.

@voceval1 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation. Her style of acting was very progressive and emotionally soulful. So which of her numerous roles is my favorite? All of them!

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! We're so glad you enjoyed this video. What other types of videos would you like to see?

@BarbaraMerryGeng 2 жыл бұрын

Greta Garbo was before my time. I heard lots of stories about her. Who knows if any of it was real ? I’m glad she walked out of Hollywood. It was a cess pool for females. They were all treated with disregard. > NYC, huh ? She probably enjoyed her time here ! > I’m impressed with all the quality photos & film clips - as well as the editing that went into making this mini documentary !

@Steve-km3nt Жыл бұрын

She had quite a group of friends and acquaintances , so I wouldn't say she lived an isolated life. She even attended a White House dinner given by Jackie and John Kennedy. She went on cruises with Onassis and other guests. She visited Susan Hayward when Hayward was dying. Stars frequently become victims of their image and the public won't allow them to be anything else.

@paolazuffinetti 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video. I'm convinced Ms Gustafsson chose very carefully the people who she wished to be with and were genuinely sincere with her. She had known fame and fortune and, after retiring from Hollywood movie making she was so wise to explore what I define the fascination of the ordinary, in peace, which she surely did, to a certain extent. For reality is mighty complex: the more you keep people at a distance, the more you draw them to you, especially as was the case with GRETA; had she expected this? I wish SHE knew now that she is living her new life in the other dimension that people continue to love her both for her angelic beauty and her character and personality. You did a great job, Greta Lovisa Gustafson, clever, reserved and beautiful beyond words: just DIVINE. 🌹🌹🌹👍👍👍

@brunocassivi3510 2 жыл бұрын

Merci

@PaiviProject 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching her movies as a kid. She sure was beautiful Lady. I didn't know nothing about her except that she was from Sweden. Thanks 👍

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Which of Greta's movies is your favorite?

@PaiviProject 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse well since it's been 40 + years when I was watching, I have no way of remembering what movie was my favorite.

@EricCanterra 7 ай бұрын

Two-Faced Woman was released just days before the start of WWII. After that, the European film market was cutoff from access and the world became a very different place for awhile. She tried to come back to films, but in the end, the filmmakers stabbed her in the back and she walked away, never to return to the big screen.

@kerryfry1857 2 жыл бұрын

Some people are completely comfortable being alone. I respect that.

@JohnLee-pt5jz 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree Iam very comfortable being alone, Iam a loner have been since a child and Iam fine with it.

@musicffan1863 2 жыл бұрын

I was born on her birthday 🎂 💝 My father wanted me to be named after her but mother said no.... love Greta 💘

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing a part of your life ❤ What other types of videos would you like to see?

@rena2168 Жыл бұрын

Greta Garbo, la Divina, molta apprezzata ed amata in Europa, particolarmente in Italia.

@eddieandrews3854 2 жыл бұрын

You did not provide any new info.

@cdd4248 2 жыл бұрын

The Swedish Countryside is a looong way from Manhattan. Interesting.

@michealcurrie8272 2 жыл бұрын

There is an island in the Adriatic she would visit and I know why, its a well know fact she loved sunsets.

@JohnLee-pt5jz 2 жыл бұрын

Greta had a grand niece, and she got all of Greta's fortune, so I believe.

@tlpricescope7772 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she just passed away, and the fortune will go to her children, of which she has three I think.

@JohnLee-pt5jz 2 жыл бұрын

@@tlpricescope7772 Greta had no children, her fortune was left to her niece, whom she had a good relationship.

@luisnascimento8039 9 ай бұрын

I visited nyc recently, 0ct 6th 2023, and I HAD TO VISIT WHERE SHE LIVED , 52th Street East Manhattan, it, was very important to me and this was my way to pay tribute to her, the best actress ever to grace a silver screen.

@FactsVerse 9 ай бұрын

Glad to know that you're a fan of Greta! Tank you so much for sharing your life story. You're a true fan. What other types of video would you like to see?

@randyfloyd560 2 жыл бұрын

I saw her once in Paris. Still lovely.

@jari2018 Жыл бұрын

Her "remains" ( as named in this video) reside on the swedish skogs kyrkogården -and you find video on that on youtube and Ive been there - a modest stone and grave recluse from the graves on that giant grave yard

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

Massive Gap/mass Garage for big car

@Apocalypse5000BC Жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid in New York when she died and it was all over the news and I didn't know who the heck she was. I've never seen any of her movies but she is an interesting person. Seemed that she lived life she wanted.

@stephenag1 10 ай бұрын

I had a vague notion of her life but no specific facts.

@foteinibokorou6657 Жыл бұрын

WOWWW..HE SAYS THE SAME THING 4-5 TIMES....HORRIBLE VIDEO

@Daiska_Plays Жыл бұрын

What I'd like to know, as in the case of that last movie, but also in any random Manhattan sighting.. How can people know that was Greta Garbo? Honestly any elderly woman could be the subject of a point and an exclamation "Look! That's Greta Garbo!" And everyone will stare and believe it.

@trygve45 11 ай бұрын

Her classical face would reveal it. Even with the big sunglasses and wid brimmed hat.

@ecuadorexpat8558 10 ай бұрын

She was an Enigma

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

Can baby return go back in easily.??perhaps yes

@IlovethesIlovethes 2 жыл бұрын

She was a beauty amazing eyes

@voceval1 2 жыл бұрын

Creator of the cut-crease look.

@tracyanderson3715 2 жыл бұрын

I knew she became reclusive but she is one damn fine Icon ❤

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

Man is Like Horse & Dogs as well!???

@ellenmaroney8346 10 ай бұрын

You become famous ,you lose ur privacy ,She loved herself and devoted herself to her Great Acting!!!!!! WAS HAPPY ALONE AND PRIVATE!!!❤❤

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

Easy enter in mass Gap

@MissMarchHare 10 ай бұрын

No mention of her female lovers or ambiguous sexuality on and off screen? Love Queen Christina

@misst.e.a.187 2 жыл бұрын

Greta and the fey Cecil Beaton swang both ways. Hardly a hothouse pair.

@alexanderv9357 9 ай бұрын

Грета Гарбо - лучше всех!

@Graces408 2 жыл бұрын

First

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I think we watched it first 😁

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

Dog&Horse is Like man

@imsocuteimsorich4952 Жыл бұрын

At least she's at peace now,r,I,p greta amen 🌈🌹💖 .

@jari2018 Жыл бұрын

My aunt were burried not far from her grave . Just a minute walk.

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

Gutter

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

What would you call'name"???

@Purgg 2 жыл бұрын

“2022 Will Be My Outbreak Year In My Music Career”🚀🙏🏽💯

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We do hope the best for your music career 💕

@Purgg 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse thanks 🙏🏽

@emperorrulereu600 2 жыл бұрын

She was not Lady diana or Megan!???

@misst.e.a.187 2 жыл бұрын

Megan?!

@TheRoyalBavarian 10 ай бұрын

One of the few people who truely created themseves by not saying a word.

@FactsVerse 10 ай бұрын

We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and enjoy the rest of your evening!

@juliedepaolo9971 10 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful face. Incredible bone structure.

@FactsVerse 10 ай бұрын

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

@rebeccalankford9810 Жыл бұрын

She had the money to back to Sweden. Something kept her here and it was not movie's as she was retired. What would keep a woman of means put like that other than a child or man?

@lidijabasanovic9779 2 жыл бұрын

So why have millions of dollars if you live poor, I mean as a cheapskate as she did.. You would be fine in the wood, right.. Quiet and no people around.. I mean woman was lazy and overrated. M. M was much sencere and sweet

@vanindallas Жыл бұрын

Live poor?? She had a gorgeous penthouse in Manhattan, expensive furniture and antiques, and famous extremely expensive oil paintings.

@user-kj1pq6zh3x 6 ай бұрын

Wtf