Loving Garbo
The Story of Greta Garbo,Cecil Beaton and Mercedes de Acosta
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 April 1995
Summary
Beautifully illustrated, this brilliant and compelling new biography tells the extraordinary story of Greta Grabo and two of her greatest loves - Cecil Beaton and Mercedes de Acosta.Greta Garbo’s enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as Camille, Queen Christina and Grand Hotel. For half a century her apparently reclusive existence enhanced her reputation as a remote and enigmatic screen goddess.Now, in this beautifully illustrated book, Hugo Vickers tells the remarkable story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de Acosta. It is a highly revealing portait of an exotic world - at its centre, an enthrallign and demanding star who gave little in return.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712659499 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0712659498 |
| Author: | Hugo Vickers |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 1995 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Immensely entertaining.
Hugely ambitious… Vickers’s triumph has been to weave the lives of three bisexual, egotistical monsters into an utterly enthralling narrative. – Sheridan Morley * Sunday Times *
This enticing book… is wonderful. * Observer *
Immensely entertaining. – Alexander Walker * Evening Standard *
Hugo Vickers
Hugo Vickers’ books include Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece; Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough; Cecil Beaton; Vivien Leigh; Loving Garbo; Royal Orders; The Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; and The Kiss, which won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen for Non-fiction.
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