Category Archives: Garbo

Mauritz Stiller (left) introduces Greta Garbo to Lon Chaney (wearing his make up for The Road to Mandalay).1926.

Garbo and her personal trainer show off the results of their hard work.

Back row: King Vidor (wearing tennis visor), Beatrice Lillie.

Standing: in the centre, Mrs. Talmadge, Greta Garbo and Nicholas Schenck, and, on the right, Norma Shearer.

Seated: Hal Roach, Natalie Talmadge, Eddie Mannix, Constance Talmadge, Buster Keaton, Paul Bern, Irving Thalberg.

Reclining: John Gilbert.

At San Simeon. Circa 1927.

(Side note: the last 10 or so posts were intentionally more minimalist than usual—an exercise in palate cleansing. Thanks for your patience and after today its back to your regularly scheduled programming. Please enjoy.)