Garbo emerged from D-Day as the greatest double-agent of the war, perhaps of all time.
The Spy Who Tricked Hitler: The Story of Double Agent Juan Pujol and D-Day|Stephan Talty|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Stephan Talty tells his remarkable story in his new book, Agent Garbo.
The Spy Who Tricked Hitler: The Story of Double Agent Juan Pujol and D-Day|Stephan Talty|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Germans rated Garbo their best spy in England; he was even awarded the Iron Cross, something that amused Pujol to no end.
The Spy Who Tricked Hitler: The Story of Double Agent Juan Pujol and D-Day|Stephan Talty|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No one since Garbo has been so deft at ducking fans, especially most of the writers and critics prophesizing with their pens.
Dylan's 70 Years of Trouble|David Yaffe|May 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Lypsinka—like those gals Garbo and Swanson—would love to have her first name-over-the-title talkie.
My Black Swan Star Turn|John Epperson|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
People applaud the garbo or donayre of a duchess, the salero of an actress, the zandunga of a gipsy of Jerez.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 401, March 1849|Various
The Cerchi del Garbo began to scuffle day and night with the Giugni.
The Two First Centuries of Florentine History|Pasquale Villari
British Dictionary definitions for Garbo (1 of 2)
garbo
/ (ˈɡɑːbəʊ) /
nounplural-bos
Australianinformala dustman
Word Origin for garbo
C20: from garbage
British Dictionary definitions for Garbo (2 of 2)
Garbo
/ (ˈɡɑːbəʊ) /
noun
Greta (ˈɡrɛtə), real name Greta Lovisa Gustafson. 1905–90, US film actress, born in Sweden. Her films include Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936), and Ninotchka (1939)