Introduction
Hundreds of Garbo articles and books employ quotations taken from purportedly authentic interviews with her, but only the following dozen or so pass a reasonable test of scrutiny and documentation.


Sources: Barry Paris – Garbo (1994) and Karen Swenson – A Life Apart (1997)

 

The Documented Interviews

 INGA GAATE INTERVIEW 1924
    Interview conducted in 1924, during the filming of Gösta Berling Saga in Stockholm.

 W. ADOLPHE ROBERTS  INTERVIEW 1925
     By W.Adolphe Roberts for Motion Picture Magazine, some time after her arrival in New York, July, 1924.

 RUTH BIERY INTERVIEW 1927
     By Ruth Biery for Photoplay Magazine, Interview conducted on New Year's eve, 1927, in California.

 MORDAUNT HALL INTERVIEW 1929
     By Mordaunt Hall for New York Times, Interview conducted on March 22, 1929 in New York.

 ÅKE SUNDBORG INTERVIEW 1929
     That Gustafsson Girl by Åke Sundborg for Photoplay Magazine – Interviews conducted in late 1929, Sweden.

 VAL LEWTON INTERVIEWS 1925 to 1926
     Glorious Greta: The Life Story of the Garbo by Val Lewton for Moving Picture Stories Released in 1931;
     Interviewes conducted by MGM publicist Lewton. At various times and places in 1925 and 1926.

 RILLA PAGE PALBORG INTERVIEW 1927
     The Private Life of Greta Garbo by Rilla Page Palmborg, for New York Doubleday & Co. Released in 1931.
      Interview conducted on July to Oktober 1927, on MGM Sets.

 LARS SAXON'S CONVERSATIONS AND LETTERS WITH GARBO 1929/1930
     “My life as an Artist” by Lars Saxon, for Lektyr Magazine, released in 1930. Based conversations and letters
     written in late 1929 or early 1930 to her friend Saxon. Saxon was an editor for the Swedish Magazine.

 SHIPBOARD PRESSCONFERENCE 1932
     On Board of the Gripsholm (Swedish Motor Ship), New York 1932.

 SHIPBOARD PRESSCONFERENCE 1935
     On Board of the Kungsholm in Sweden, June 13, 1935.

 SHIPBOARD PRESS CONFERENCE 1936
     On Board of the Gripsholm (Swedish Motor Ship), New York, Juni 1936. The reporters, were surprisingly invited
     into the Ships Smokin Room. Garbo agreed to meet them and answer questions for 10 minutes.

 KAY PROCTO AND JIM MASON'S ON BOARD TRAIN INTERVIEWS 1936
     At last Garbo Really Talk by Kay Procto for Screen Guide (Juli 1936) Garbo Talks At Last by Jim Mason for
     Photoplay (Juli 1936) Both brief Interviews conducted onboard train.

 GARBO AND STOKOWSKI PRESS CONFERENCE 1938
     Garbo und Stokowski's famous press conference on March 17, 1938 in Ravello, Italy.

 SHIPBOARD PRESS CONFERENCE 1938
     Kungsholm, October 7, 1938.

 SHIPBOARD PRESS CONFERENCE 1946
     On Board of the Gripsholm in Sweden, July 6, 1946.

 The Documented Conversations

 FREDERICK SANDS CONVERSATIONS 1977
     In August 1977, for the german magazine " Bunte Illustrierte". The magazine wrote that they will get first interview
     with Garbo in 30 years by writer Frederick Sands.  Sands met Garbo at Salka Viertel's home in Klosters.  He had
     long  talks  and  walks with Greta but than he didn't want to sell the story to "Bunte Illustrierte". Instead he wrote a
     whole book on himself. Frederick Sands The Divine Garbo, released in 1979, was based on his talks with Greta

 RAYMOND DAUM CONVERSATIONS 1964 to ?
     Raymond Daum's  Walking with Garbo  book (1991).  Based on conversations (some are even taped),  between
     1964 and her death.

 SVEN BROMAN CONVERSATIONS 1979 to ?
     Sven Broman's  Garbo on Garbo  (1992).  Based  on  conversations  (some are taped)  between  1979  and her
     death.

 SAM GREEN PHONE CONVERSATIONS 1972 to 1985
     Sam Green's  tape-recorded  phone  conversations  between 1972  and  1985.  Some of them were released in
     Barry Paris' 1995 book Garbo.