Editing Greta Garbo (section)

=== In art and literature ===
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Garbo has been memorialized in art and literature both during and after her life. Garbo was one of the subjects of French composer [[Charles Koechlin]]'s "Seven Stars Symphony" (1933), which consisted of seven [[Movement (music)|movements]], each dedicated to a Hollywood star.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=A fabulous, forgotten French symphony pays tribute to Hollywood stars of yesteryear |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2022-07-16/essential-arts-7-16-2022-essential-arts |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827224719/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2022-07-16/essential-arts-7-16-2022-essential-arts |url-status=live }}</ref>

Author [[Ernest Hemingway]] provided an imaginary portrayal of Garbo in his novel ''[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]'' (1940): "Maybe it is like the dreams you have when someone you have seen in the cinema comes to your bed at night and is so kind and lovely&nbsp;... He could remember Garbo still&nbsp;... Maybe it was like those dreams the night before the attack on [[Pozoblanco]], and [Garbo] was wearing a soft silky wool sweater when he put his arms around her, and when she leaned forward, and her hair swept forward and over his face, and she said why had he never told her that he loved her when she had loved him all this time? ... and it was as true as though it had happened&nbsp;..."<ref>Sarris, 1998. p. 374</ref>

Garbo was portrayed by [[Betty Comden]] in the film ''[[Garbo Talks]]'' (1984). The plot concerns a dying Garbo fan ([[Anne Bancroft]]) whose last wish is to meet her idol. Her son (played by [[Ron Silver]]) diligently searches for the elusive Garbo, determined to fulfill his mother's wish.

A statue of Greta Garbo titled "Statue of Integrity" by Jón Leifsson sits isolated deep in the forest in [[Härjedalen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statueofintegrity.se/ |language=Swedish |title=The Statue of Integrity: In Memory of Greta Garbo |work=The Statue of Integrity (official site) |publisher=Fotografiska |accessdate=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801103403/http://statueofintegrity.se/ |url-status=dead }} {{cite web |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/statue-of-integrity |title=Greta Garbo Statue of Integrity |author=hrnick |work=Atlas Obscura |accessdate=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814150825/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/statue-of-integrity |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Cole Porter song "[[You're the Top]]" makes a passing reference to the importance of her salary. Garbo is mentioned in [[The Kinks]]' 1972 song "[[Celluloid Heroes]]" and the 1977 song "[[Right Before Your Eyes]]" by [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]], which was covered by [[America (band)|America]] in 1982. Greta Garbo is mentioned in the 1981 [[Kim Carnes]] hit song "[[Bette Davis Eyes]]" and she was the subject of the 1985 [[Freddie Mercury]] song, "[[Living On My Own]]". The 1988 song, "Garbo" by Austrian musician [[Falco (musician)|Falco]] serves as a tribute in the form of a love song. In the 1990 song "[[Vogue (Madonna song)|Vogue]]" by [[Madonna]], Greta Garbo is the first mentioned of a list of stars from Hollywood's [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Golden Age]].

In 2023, notable artist [[William Kentridge]] included a drawing of Garbo in his solo museum exhibition at [[The Broad]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadour |date=2022-12-07 |title=15 Minutes With Visionary Artist William Kentridge |url=https://lamag.com/art/with-a-show-at-the-broad-artist-william-kentridge-talks-hollywood |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231213853/https://lamag.com/art/with-a-show-at-the-broad-artist-william-kentridge-talks-hollywood |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pornographic film director [[Peter de Rome]] shot footage of Garbo walking across [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]] that he inserted into his 1974 feature ''[[Adam & Yves]].'' Its presence was explained by having one of the characters recalling how he once saw the elusive star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/1312|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429193356/http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/1312|title=Porn Stop - Chicago Free Press|archive-date=29 April 2008|work=chicagofreepress.com|url-status=usurped|access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref><ref name=DeRome1984>{{citation |last=De Rome |first=Peter |year=1984 |title=The erotic world of Peter de Rome |publisher=GMP |isbn=978-0-907040-46-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/eroticworldofpet00dero }}</ref>  The Garbo footage was used without the star's knowledge or permission, and she was not paid for her appearance.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4PnEvNC_F9oC&q=adam+yves+garbo&pg=PA88 |title=Film Facts|access-date=4 January 2016|isbn=9780823079438|last1=Robertson|first1=Patrick|year=2001|publisher=Billboard Books }}</ref>