Autograph Letter, 2 pp recto and verso, 8vo, Stockholm, October 25, 1932, to Salka Viertel, on plain stationery, written in German. Viertel and Garbo maintained a strong friendship after they worked together at MGM in the 1930s. Viertel was a talented writer as well as actress who co-authored the screenplays of some of Garbo's most successful films including The Painted Veil (1934) and Anna Karenina (1935), among others. In this letter, Garbo asks for information about Queen Christina, whom she will be portraying in an upcoming film and for which Viertel co-authored the screenplay. She also expresses her fear of "everything" and her inability to remain calm in the face of that fear. She asks Viertel to burn the letter immediately, as she does not want it to end up in a museum, where its contents will make people laugh at her. She closes the letter with a drawing of a circus lady; Garbo often did not sign her letters, particularly to good friends, because of her obsession with privacy. 7 x 10.5 in.
Autograph Letter, 2 pp recto and verso, 8vo, Stockholm, October 25, 1932, to Salka Viertel, on plain stationery, written in German. Viertel and Garbo maintained a strong friendship after they worked together at MGM in the 1930s. Viertel was a talented writer as well as actress who co-authored the screenplays of some of Garbo's most successful films including The Painted Veil (1934) and Anna Karenina (1935), among others. In this letter, Garbo asks for information about Queen Christina, whom she will be portraying in an upcoming film and for which Viertel co-authored the screenplay. She also expresses her fear of "everything" and her inability to remain calm in the face of that fear. She asks Viertel to burn the letter immediately, as she does not want it to end up in a museum, where its contents will make people laugh at her. She closes the letter with a drawing of a circus lady; Garbo often did not sign her letters, particularly to good friends, because of her obsession with privacy. 7 x 10.5 in.
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