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The Countess met Garbo in the 1950's: |
I was very young and I was not a fan of Garbo. The 'goddesses' of my generation were Ingrid Bergman, Vivien Leigh, Jennifer Jones. But my mother thought she was a real legend. I knew she was a great actress and I found her very nice, I enjoy her company, she was gay and she never talked about herself.
Garbo was witty! |
I remember one day we went in the Island of Levante (isola del levante) and there we saw two nudists doing some skiing in the water. And Greta told me: "Ah, I think that one is a man, but I am not so sure 'cause I don't see a man since long time". She was witty.
She did not show off her riches, she dressed casual and wore no jewels. She liked to be associated with rich people just because they were educated and respected her privacy. It is not true she was ineducated, she had her own culture and she enjoyed clever people.
Garbo's sexual Life! |
Her sexual life was misterious. There were always strange women besides her: Mercedes De Acosta, Salka Viertel, Cecile De Rothschild who cared about Garbo for long time, expecially in her last years. After our cruise in the sea, Garbo gave me her New York phone number.
When I came in New York, I used to telephoned to her. I left messages to her maid because she never answered the phone. Then she called me back and she asked me: "Why don't we go to Passy for lunch?" Passy was a place she visited very often. She was very kind and I liked her company, even if I was much more younger than she.
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