Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picture perfect: Garbo - Bettmann No star has ever retired as successfully, completely, and without fuss as Greta Garbo. This ...

Greta Garbo famously declared “I want to be alone” in the 1932 film “Grand Hotel,” but one author claims the screen siren was far from a recluse when cameras stopped rolling. “I was surprised to find ...

One of the most revered film stars of the '20s and '30s, Greta Garbo rose to fame for her work in both silent and sound films, and became a glamorous icon in Hollywood's early days. Growing up in an ...

Greta Garbo did not want to be alone. Instead she spent her life in isolation and despair because she wanted to be with her drama school sweetheart, the Swedish actress Mimi Pollak. Private letters ...

In the 1920s and '30s, Greta Garbo achieved fame and won accolades for her roles in hit MGM films such as The Torrent (1926), Anna Christie (1930), Mata Hari (1931), Grand Hotel (1932), Anna Karenina ...

Greta Garbo famously said "I want to be let alone" on the silver screen – but her great-nephew insisted that in real life, the Hollywood recluse wasn’t so isolated. "I wouldn’t call her a recluse," ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

One hundred years ago, the actress Greta Garbo was born. She became Hollywood's biggest star in the 1920s and '30s. Library of Congress film historian Mike Mashon recounts her memorable roles. Greta ...

I have one chair in my apartment. It's at my desk and it doubles as a place to hang a few bulky sweaters—some of which I grab frequently, others buried under those that I will likely never wear but ...

Through the crowded frenzy of an aristocratic ball, a man sees her and is transfixed. Rushing across the room, he throws himself at this vision and gasps, “Who are you?” Her reply says it all: “What ...