GRETA & CECIL.

Author: Souhami, Diana
Country: Great Britain
Language: English
Year Published: 2002
No. of pages: 273
Illustrations: 24 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 184212160X
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 5310

Price: $24.50

A fascinating insight into the lives of the reclusive Greta Garbo and the photographer Cecil Beaton. A compelling story of how they first met in Hollywood in 1932 and what began as a flirtation eventually turned into a strange romance. For Beaton it was an obsession that fueled his ambition to photograph her, to be like her and to marry her. Greta Garbo first met society photographer Cecil Beaton in Hollywood in 1932. Fifteen years later they met again in New York and began a strange romance. For Garbo it was a teasing flirtation; for Beaton it was an obsession that fueled his ambition to photograph her, to be like her and to marry her. This book is a fascinating insight into the lives of reclusive Greta Garbo and Ceccil Beaton based on archives of diaries, memoirs and letters.