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Left without her special friend and protector (George Schlee), Garbo has taken up with some of her companions of earlier years, including Gayelord Hauser. Thanks, apparently, to his continued intake of blackstrap molasses, yoghurt and other “living” foods, Hauser, at 75, still a bachelor, remains full of bounce, and is noticeably pleased to resume the role of occasional escort. Garbo spent part of the summer following Schlee's death cruising among the Greek islands with two other old friends, Cecil Beaton, the fashionable British photographer and man about the arts, and Baroness Cecile de Rothschild, on the latter's yacht.

The Baroness, a daughter of a French banker is a white-haired, self-assured, cosmopolitan woman, who has made a reputation as connoisseur of objets d'art and people. Being the kind of person who is accustomed to taking command, she was the one to whom Garbo turned when Schlee was stricken, and it was to her Paris residence that Garbo repaired.

The Baroness is among the select few who visit Garbo in her apartment and are entrusted with her private telephone number. Possession of the number does not, however, guarantee getting through to its owner. As often as not, Garbo will answer the phone, and even if the caller's voice is as instantly recognizable as, for example, Cecil Beaton's, she will reply in the impersonal tone of a maid, “Miss Garbo isn't in. Is there a message?” Not all of her friends find this little conceit amusing.

Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel (1932) directed by Edmund Goulding.

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Greta Garbo in in circa 1937 #garboforever

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What do you know about Garbo and Ingmar Bergman. I believe that they met at least once and that her favourite movie was said to be Through a Glass Darkly. That the two of them never collaborated is surely one of cinemas tragedies given their similar natures and shared culture. Do you know if he ever reached out to her about the possibility of working together? P.S. Keep up your good work on here.

hello! yes, you are totally right. they got to know each other on stockholm in 1962. i have bergman's autobiography (the magic lantern) and he wasn't very nice talking about one of her insecurities. (in some pictures, you can see that she was always covering her mouth). garbo was certainly very disappointed by the statement he gave in his autobiography and after what he said, she even criticized his laugh. lol i believe she wasn’t upset about it for a long time, saying a while later to sven broman and his wife:

she returned to our discussion about ingmar bergman. 'but mr broman, we shouldn't be too critical, we should be understanding.’

and yes, "through a glass darkly" was her favorite movie!

"previously in klosters, garbo had mentioned an ingmar bergman film, “Såsom i en spegel" that was the best film she had ever seen. I had asked her then what especially had fascinated her. she had said, 'mirror, as the film is called in english, is the truest film I have ever seen. life is just like that. i have seen the film twice in new york. and I'd like to see it again.” (conversations with garbo)

as an admirer of their work, i get really sad and i also consider it a tragedy that they did not work together. seeing ingrid bergman's performance on autumn sonata (1978) left me dreaming of garbo in one of his works.

about the possibility of them working together, according to garboforever:

"it is said that he made her two movie offerings in 1962 and another one in 1977 but sadly nothing turned materialized of course." the films he had in mind were ‘Tystnaden’ (The Silence) and ‘Höstsonaten’ (Autumn Sonata).

it would be a dream come true to see garbo working on one of these films. garbo also says that bergman gave her one of the best gifts she has ever received:

"when I visited bergman in råsunda he gave me a present, a mascot: a little bear made of wood that one of his children he had carved. that is the best present i ever received."

i know you just asked about ingmar bergman but i would like to mention that liv ullmann knew her too, and garbo's reaction was as typical as possible. (check the video description for a brief translation of what she said in the interview.) thanks for the support! <3

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i’m not a part of the garboforever site, but i always recommend and give them their due credit anytime i share some of their content here on my blog