Greta Garbo

September 18th - Greta Garbo’s birthday.


Greta Garbo was a cinematic icon in 1920’s & 1930’s period in history.
To audience, colleagues, fans she seemed to be an enigma or a mystery.
Leader by nature, strong in spirit, Greta had reached her childhood dream.
She had succeeded, received recognition, in Hollywood became supreme.

Her subtle skill and talent surfaced, evolved, became acclaimed, rewarded.
Greta became a star, who was domestically and internationally supported.
Audience loved her in the silent movie as well as talking motion picture.
She owes own success to Mauritz Stiller - her first screen acting teacher.   

Garbo refined her acting in terms of mimics, gestures, movement, glance.
She was selective in the roles she would accept, as each became a chance.
Her signature performance reflected, penetrated in characters she played.
Greta’s magnetic eyes left no body indifferent, she knew how to persuade.

She had expressed her characters’ thoughts and emotions in a subtle way.
Greta absorbed the essence, environment, and attitudes she could convey.
She had internalized and manifested heroines’ inner dynamics, struggles.
Garbo had synthesized her own self and character with necessary knuckles.

A range of roles was decent, innocent, profound, sensual and inspirational.
In every one of them she superseded, Greta was incomparable, sensational.
She was a master of her craft, which history discovered and ever known.
Garbo had always been breath taking, leaving her audience, fans blown.

September 18th is a birthday of Greta Garbo – a legend, beauty, talent, star.
Voice, mimics, gestures, posture, movements – her versatility’s reservoir.
Greta’s remembered for her charisma, truth, dainty demeanor, acting gift.
She was courageous in making from silent to talking films successful shift.


Copyright©2012 Mila Alper


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