The Savvy Sphinx : how Garbo conquered Hollywood
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x, 299 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
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2111
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"In The Savvy Sphinx: How Garbo Conquered Hollywood, Robert Dance traces the strategy a working-class Swedish teenager employed to enter motion pictures, find her way to America, and ultimately become Hollywood's most glorious product. Brilliant tactics allowed her to reach Hollywood's upper-most echelon and made her one of the last century's most famous people. Greta Garbo was discovered by director Mauritz Stiller, who saw promise in her nascent talent and insisted that she accompany him when he was lured to America by a MGM contract. By twenty she was a movie star and the epitome of glamour. Soon Garbo was among the highest-paid performers, and in many years occupied the number one position. Unique among studio players, she quickly insisted on and wasgranted final authority over her scripts, co-stars, and directors. But Garbo never played the Hollywood game, and by the late twenties her unwillingness to grant interviews, attend premieres, or meet visiting dignitaries won her the sobriquet the SwedishSphinx. The Savvy Sphinx, which includes over a hundred beautiful images, charts her rise and her long self-imposed exile as the queen who abdicated her Hollywood throne. Garbo was the paramount star produced by the Hollywood studio system, and by the time of her death her legendary status was assured"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dance, R. (2021). The Savvy Sphinx: how Garbo conquered Hollywood . University Press of Mississippi.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dance, Robert, 1955-. 2021. The Savvy Sphinx: How Garbo Conquered Hollywood. University Press of Mississippi.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dance, Robert, 1955-. The Savvy Sphinx: How Garbo Conquered Hollywood University Press of Mississippi, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dance, Robert. The Savvy Sphinx: How Garbo Conquered Hollywood University Press of Mississippi, 2021.

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