Edward Steichen, Garbo, 1928. © 2022 The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PROLOGUE 1
4. PART I. THE STEICHEN PHOTO
5. Edward Steichen, Garbo, 1928. © 2022 The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 14
6. 1 GARBO GLORIFIED AND DEMONIZED 15
7. PART II. MATURING
8. Greta Gustafsson, circa 1918. PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo 38
9. 2 CHILDHOOD 39
10. 3 PUB, DRAMATEN, AND MIMI POLLAK 59
11. 4 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 75
12. PART III. THE STAR
13. Genthe’s photo of Garbo. Bill Waterson / Alamy Stock Photo 92
14. 5 HOLLYWOOD 93
15. 6 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY 111
16. 7 FRIENDS AND LOVERS; ANNA CHRISTIE AND GARBO’S ACTING 131
17. PART IV. CHOOSING SIDES
18. Garbo as Diana Merrick, wearing the “Garbo hat.” Allstar Picture Library Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo 156
19. 8 UNDERSTANDING ADRIAN 157
20. 9 THE PRE-CODE ERA 177
21. 10 BREAKING FREE 199
22. 11 DENOUEMENT 217
23. PART V. CELEBRITY
24. 12 SUCCESS AND FAILURE 239
25. 13 NEW YORK 257
26. 14 SUMMING UP 279
27. Acknowledgments 297
28. Notes 299
29. Index 339
30. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 359