Posted by Jan (195.121.226.147) on April 30, 2002 at 12:15:43:
In Reply to: Greta Garbo (1905-1990) - solving the mystery posted by Jan den Breejen (62.100.38.42) on April 29, 2002 at 02:29:31:
That would leave open the possibility of her being a Vigilant Style. There is a relation suggested by some people between lesbian/gay attitude and paranoid personality...(the movie American Beauty features this old hypothesis with the character of the neighbour)
Jan
another citation:
If anything, Garbo was consistent. She refused to destroy the illusion by peeling away the mask--for anyone. Like most great artists, Greta Garbo was a mass of contradictions. Her life was filled with mystery, drama and humor. Although she saw herself as a very simple, direct person at heart (the pseudonym "Harriet Brown" reflects this), most people could only see the complexities, the iron will and the skillful evasions