GarboNew HeartAffair FiresHer ActingBy ROSALIND SHAFFER

Hollywood, Cal.

GARBOis not attractive to theaverage man. Few menare ardent Garbo fam. She

cL"CIW'her greatest fan followingfrom the women, who have a betterunder.tanding of the thing. .heportrays. It takes a man of emo-tional temperament to appreciateher acting and her personality.Her love of retirement and the dif-ficulty of approaching her automat-ically repel most would-be admir-ers, the Hollywood beaux whocast their dinner parlner. at a pub-lic ca.!e with as much care as thllYwould a leading lady In their newfilm.Yet Garbo is human. She likes

the company of men. She enjoyshersell thoroughly when she feelsshe knows a man well enough tobe at ease with him. She tellsslightly naughty .tories, pia y sprankl, give. little parties, evenhas been in love twice.The key to the elusiveness of

Garbo is her inferiority complex.She's afraid of people, of whatthey think of her, of what they say.She is sensitive about commentsthat come to her attention, eitherin print or by word ~outh. Vetthe last year has .een a decidedchange in Garbo. Ftiendliness andinformality have Increased to amarked degree. This il due to twothings: Her success finally has re-assured her that she won't belaughed at. and her associationwith George Brent, charming andgay Irishman, has warmed her na-ture and given her the self-con-lidence that the knowledge ofbeing loved give. any woman.

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Greta Garbo'l Ufe has not beena happy one aside from her IUC-

cess in films. Born and reared inpoverty, h"r father dying when shewas a child, her sister dying whenGarbo was just achieving luccessin America, a land whose lan-guage she did not know and whose .ideas were totally strange to her,the shy Greta with her introvertNordic temperament found littleoutside her work to make herhappy.Love as such had little chance

in her life. They say she was Inlove with Mauritz Stiller, famousEuropean director who introducedher to films and brought her toAmerica. It is highly unlikely thatthe feeUng between them was loveas American girls consider it. Amiddle - aged. pronouncedly unat-tractive man physically, Stillerwould hardly inspire romance in agirl. The bond between them wasmore likely to have been admira-tion and ,gratitude on the part ofthe girl, whatever it may havebeen on the part of Stiller. 'J'ho~ghhe dominated her lile completelyon their arrival In Holly~9Od, ~thedomination did not last whenthitlgs began going well for Garbo.This is not a criticism. Time showedthat Garbo acted wilely and wellin continuing with her studio con-tract when Stiller was let go afterunsuccessful attem!:>tsto direct herat Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.'The irony of it was that when

Stiller, great director, was broughtto Hollywood by Louis B. Mayer,Garbo came as excellS baggage.The studio wanted Stiller and tookGarbo because he insisted on it.Stiller failed; Garbo succeeded.Her first fUm, •.The Torrent," start-ed under Stiller'. direction. Un-happy events made it necessary totake him off the film and turn itover to another director, who com"pleted it and made it into a greatsuccess for Garbo. When Stillerwas taken off the film it was bruit-ed about that he felt that Garbo

At rlghtl ThemerlEe u p crrtlIthili merde grecrtchcmge. IA theGerrboface. HereIs how ne ap-peared IA eerrlylUmL I-WithRicerrdoCorte. IA••Tb e Tortent ",2-wlth LucyBeerumont IA the~e plcryl 3-with Jac:k GUNrtIA •• A Womcm 01

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•In Love. Aoain. but Will She Marry?

IMcrurltl Stille r iJltroducedGarbo to the filma cmd brought

her to Americer.

should have quit in loyalty to him.If it had been a great love betweenthem she doubtless would have.Women in love always do suchsilly things and make lust such .ao-rilices for men. Garbo stayed withher contract and achieved greatsuccess by u.ing common sense.Another proof that the much pub-

licized and agonized-over love ofGarbo for Stiller was not love isthe fact that Garbo fell very muchin love with Jack Gilbert when shewas working with him in her thirdfilm, •.Flesh and the Devil." Thiswasn't gratitude; this was love. Isaw it, and I know. At this stageGarbo wa. lust as .. gaga" as anyHollywood film girl. She went toopenings with Gilbert, wearing thestandard Hollywood regalia of er-mine coat and orchids, giggled andlaughed and chattered gaily withher debonair escort. Once when Iwas prowling about the back lotat the studio, where I had beertwatching a company that complet-ed its work and left me free to goback toward the publicity offices,I passed the huge stage whereGarbo and Gilbert were working.In silent day. .tages frequentlywere rather flimsily made, withside. open to permit the free move-ment of sets and equipment, withlarge canvas drops iI privacy wasdesired or the weather inclement.This pcmicular stage, with its flap-

ping canvas, had a sort of wing ofcanvas at the entrance, sheltered onthree sides. As I passed, almost thelength of the stage away I .awGarbo and Gilbert in what wouldbe described as a clinch by theproletariat. Having a polite aver-sion to peeking at people makinglove, I kept right on going, but thefirst look told me that this was nomere camera rehersal, but a verygenuine piece of love-making be-tween two very-much-in-love youngpersons. I was the only spectatorto the .cene In the canvas wing,but no one has ever been able toconvince me since thai Garbo iscold and that she is incapable 01the gentler emotion.

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The mercurial temperament ofGlIbert, who though lovable was amost difficult person to get a10llgwith, ended the love affair betweenthe two. After making .. Anna Ka-rsntne," their second film, they lettheir love cool, but Garbo always'remembered Gilbert as long as helived, and it was a most generousgesture that she m!.Xdewhen sheinsisted on having him in •.Chris-tina" as her leading man. By thenGilbert had lost considerable of hi3popularity, and her generous acthelped him recoup lost prestigeand finances.Meanwhile Mauritz Stiller had

returned to Sweden and, died,never having recaptured the pres-tige he lost in his Hollywood ven-ture. Garbo was overcome withgrief when she heard of his death,but completed her scene in n WildOrehlds," which she was makingat the time, and then went home

2 Jerc:kGIlbert. the Icrte acreenBomeo, with whom Gerrbo lell

very much IA Itrle.3RouNn McrmouUem.the direc-

tor, with whom the SwedishIt err went Oil er motor trip.

4 The gcry lrilhmem. Georve.rent. hell ginn Greta a new

leU-confidenc ••

Although she crppecrra elUilve ad cold to mo.t men. Greter Gerrbo actually enJoYI the compcmy of men.

for the rest of the day. Her griefwas intense, but it was probablylargely pity and gratitude, notlove, that moved her emotion., After the unhappy ending of herlove aHair with Gilbert, Garbo,who had had a taste of the pub-licity that comes to prominent filmItars and their private affairs,began shunning company. GlIbettloved gay parties, lively peoploaround him. He had tried to.makeher a part of it all, but though shehad loved him, she could not over-come her innate ,Ihyne •• and pre-ferred to be alone with him,' with-out the gay, merrymaking crowdthat, constantly attended him. Nowthat things had ended betweenthem, Garbo began the completeavoidance of the spetlight that hascharacterized her since.If their love had evolved into a

happy marriage the story of both

their lives might have been quitedifferent. Jack had hoped to marryher. He even had gone so far as tohave a lovely boudoir completelyfitted and furnished for her as asurprise. His little surprise wentquite awry. She' was offended,feeling he had taken too much forgranted. John, alway. the spectac-ular lover, the giver of lavish gifts,could not understand her attitude.They broke. Jack went on to loveother women, but it was years be-fore Garbo feU in love again. Inthe meantime she never appearedat public cafes, openings, or par-ties. An occasional party at thehome of a friend In ,a limited group,small informal partie. at her homeon rare occasions, made up hersocial life.When Garbo attends a party she

does it in good .pirlts -laughs,jokes, and enjoy. herself. She re-

.ents the intrusion of strangers,however. At a party given by hergood friend Salka Viertel. scenarist,there wal provoked an amullinc;example of her rather sharp wit andher dislike to be capitalized on.Thyra Samter Winalow, the writ-

er, approached Garbo, saying,•.I'm going to tell all my friends InNew York that I've met Garbo:'The retort was instantaneous:..Don't forget to tell them it wasan accident. will you?"During the filming of ..The Paint-

ed Veil" reports came out thatGeorge Brent was besieging Gar-bo's heart. Brent's was the Iir.tname to be linked romanticallywith that of the ice princeSlt sincethe daY. of her aHair with Gilbert.It is true, of course, that gossipfutilely attempted to conjure up I'

romance out of the Swedish star'svacation trip into Arizona with

5 Leopold StokoW11d.the mae ••tro, hili been Gertbo'. 'com-pcmlon crt seyercrl eY8nt&.

Rouben MamouUan, the director, In1934, but, as it turned out. the lovefactor was entirely absent in thatmotor trip.Brent studied Garbo, learned her

likel and di.Uk•• , what intere.tedher. He talked to her, played ten-nis with her, treated her as a veryfriendly, enjoyable person. Henever treated her as the greatGarbo, the exotic unapproachable,to be worshiped with the incenseof heavy fiattery and elaborategifts. In other words, it was theold pal Ituff that Greta went forfinally In a big way.Neighbors at Brent's home be-

came accu.tomed to the figure ina long cloak that would run up thewalk to the front door and be ad-mitted immediately and wouldloon emerge in .horts and jacketto play ball in the back yard. Itwasn't a glamor lady, 'just a long-legged girl who waa having a lotof fun with a very attractive youngman. They always se.med to havea great deal to laugh about.

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When Garbo started her mostrecent film, ..Camille," her holidaymood was mOlt perceptible toeveryone In her company. Shedid her love scenes without ascreen around her. She rodearound the set on the camera per-ambulator, laughing. She toldfunny Itorie. with George Cukor,her director, and member. of thecompany. When they went on lo-cation she ate of the table with thecompany, spuming her regulationdressing room seclusion and th••specially prepared Swedi.h lunch-eon that il usually provided forher, She even climbed a tree, gotstuck, and had to be helped downby Bob Taylor.You may have noticed that the

love scene. in, •.Camille" were the. 'armest and most spontaneous ofmy that Garbo has done I1nce theJoel she did with Gilbert in.. Flesh and the Devil." Beinghappy is very good for Garbo, asit i. for anybody.The hoUday mood was excep-

tional enough for Garbo to acceptan 'almost totally strange crew onthe film. Due to circumstance, herfavorite cameraman, am Daniels,was not available. No kick. from

6 Bobert Tcrylorp1cryedthe grecrtlo•• r oppoalte Garbo IA •• Ca-

mlDe."

Garbo; • h e went along good-humoredly with the new man.Many of the electrician. were new.No murmur from Garbo.Few people who are close to

Garbo are willing to discuss' her.They know from experience that itis the one sure way to lose horfriendahlp. A couple of personsfound that out by bitter experience.and no one doe. it any more.What are the chances that Garbo

wUl marry Brent? Your guess isas good aa mine; the, only oneswho really know won't tell.Recent developments have Garbo

and Leopold Stokow.ki as dinnercompanions ~ as the gaglmithahave it, •.The mo.t famous handtand leet were seen at a Hollywhot spot thi. week:' Garbo hcubeen Stokowski's companion atseveral events given by local so-ciety people.Floyd porter, the electrician who

has lighted Garbo before the cam-era for eleven years, layl: •.MissGarbo is ideal from the electrician'sviewpoint. She never argues, erit-icize., nor directs the lighting forher .cene., We follow the systemUled by Bill Daniell in the twentyfilml in which he has photographeclldiss Garbo. For gay scenes we,u.e .trong lightl; for dramaticleene., Including cloleup., lessUght; for very dramatic scenes, asin the deathbed sequence in •Ca-mille: we Ule fewest Ughtl:'Daniel.. her cameraman, say.

that Garbo i. not a scene stealer,never trie. to force attention onherseU when a scene logically be-long. to another player. Thi. ila rare compliment in a busineslfull of tricks to gain and keep thecamera eye.

o. Long .hots or big closeups areour rule for photographing Mis'SGarbo:' .ays Daniela. .. She is theideal camera .ubject, because somuch of her acting is not by gea-ture and polture al by litU. thingsIn her eyes, sUght changes in ex-pression. She is superb in close-ups becouse of thil restraint in heractipg:'Clarence Brown has directed

more of her picture. than any otherdirector, yet Garbo doe. not prefeone director to another. She workswell under any intelligent direo-tion.

Garbo reached new emotioned helghta plcryiJlg oppoalte Robert TlIYlorIA •• Ccrmille:'