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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 433644" data-attributes="member: 7">You know, there was something about Greta Garbo, the highly-heralded &quot;Divine Garbo&quot;, the renowned &quot;Swedish Sphinx&quot;, who was, at the height of her success, proclaimed &quot;the greatest moneymaker ever put on the screen&quot;. Some classic film buffs, some movie historians generally point to the 1930s as the peak, or the classiest, era of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Garbo had a certain mystique about her, hence her branding as the &quot;mysterious lady&quot; in the press, with the line &quot;I want to be alone!&quot; from 1932&#039;s GRAND HOTEL hanging on her link a winter goat on a hook. I&#039;d argue that Garbo is perhaps the finest example of a movie star. No other star -- whether male of female -- probably reached the height of fandom and paranoia as she did at her peak. &quot;Garbo-mania&quot; was all the rage in the early 1930s, and her resistance of publicity and shunning the spotlight only fueled interest in her. While she might not have quite as strong of a hold on today&#039;s popular culture as others we&#039;ve mentioned here, I&#039;ll toss Garbo into the discussion as a contender for The Ultimate Movie Star. [ATTACH=full]57969[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 433644, member: 7"] You know, there was something about Greta Garbo, the highly-heralded "Divine Garbo", the renowned "Swedish Sphinx", who was, at the height of her success, proclaimed "the greatest moneymaker ever put on the screen". Some classic film buffs, some movie historians generally point to the 1930s as the peak, or the classiest, era of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Garbo had a certain mystique about her, hence her branding as the "mysterious lady" in the press, with the line "I want to be alone!" from 1932's GRAND HOTEL hanging on her link a winter goat on a hook. I'd argue that Garbo is perhaps the finest example of a movie star. No other star -- whether male of female -- probably reached the height of fandom and paranoia as she did at her peak. "Garbo-mania" was all the rage in the early 1930s, and her resistance of publicity and shunning the spotlight only fueled interest in her. While she might not have quite as strong of a hold on today's popular culture as others we've mentioned here, I'll toss Garbo into the discussion as a contender for The Ultimate Movie Star. [ATTACH type="full" width="439px"]57969[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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