Garbo
Greta Greta Lovisa Gustaffson, 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
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“Garbo,” by Robert Gottlieb, a former editor of The New Yorker, is a fascinating biography of the movie legend.
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Tinder and OkCupid Could Soon Let You Background Check Your Date — for a Price | by Brian Edwards and Elizabeth Naismith Picciani, Columbia Journalism Investigations | March 18, 2021 | ProPublicaAs of September, Garbo’s beta pulled results for a number of large counties in New York state — but no other states — and only for active cases, not past ones.
Tinder and OkCupid Could Soon Let You Background Check Your Date — for a Price | by Brian Edwards and Elizabeth Naismith Picciani, Columbia Journalism Investigations | March 18, 2021 | ProPublicaAccording to Garbo’s website, its technology appears to be in its early stages of development.
Tinder and OkCupid Could Soon Let You Background Check Your Date — for a Price | by Brian Edwards and Elizabeth Naismith Picciani, Columbia Journalism Investigations | March 18, 2021 | ProPublicaKathryn Kosmides is founder of nonprofit background check platform Garbo.
That explains Brando, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Muhammad Ali and of course James Dean.
Defining American Cool From Walt Whitman to Tina Fey and Johnny Depp | Jason Berry | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGarbo 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 | THE DAILY BEASTStephan 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTNo one since Garbo has been so deft at ducking fans, especially most of the writers and critics prophesizing with their pens.
The roof represents four sibyls surrounded by angels, by Raffaelino del Garbo.
Rambles in Rome | S. Russell ForbesPeople applaud the Garbo or donayre of a duchess, the salero of an actress, the zandunga of a gipsy of Jerez.
On the ceiling are the four Sibyls, by Raffaelino del Garbo.
Walks in Rome | Augustus J.C. HareAnd Biancone finding this fish every day as he drove forth in his chariot, spurned it away con cattivo Garbo—with an ill grace.
Legends of Florence | Charles Godfrey LelandThe 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)
/ (ˈɡɑːbəʊ) /
Australian informal a dustman
Origin of garbo
1British Dictionary definitions for Garbo (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɑːbəʊ) /
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)
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