Garbo by Alexander Walker
Greta Garbo's unexplained withdrawal from public life in 1941 transformed her into one of the 20th century's most mythical figures. This biography claims to cut through the myths surrounding the star and to present the inside story of her career.
Alexander Walker is the author of over twenty books about the cinema and itsstars, including bestselling biographies of Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Peter Sellers and Audrey Hepburn. He has also written standard works on the coming of the Talkies, a monograph on Stanley Kubrick, and the fullest account to date of the British film industr from 1960 to1985. He has been the London Evening Standard's influential film critic since 1960 and has been named Critic of the Year three times in the British Press Awards. A prolific broadcaster on television and radio, he wrote and narrated four series of Film Star for the BBC. Alexander Walker was born in Ireland, and educated there, on the Continent and in the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297777991 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297777998 |
| Title | Garbo |
| Author | Alexander Walker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1980-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 194 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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