Merry Christmas

garbo

In my annual Christmas tradition, here is my all-time favorite USC picture.
Hollywood screen legend Greta Garbo was sent to USC in 1926 to pose for some publicity photos with the track team. Garbo initially refused until MGM deducted $25 from her salary, which convinced her to head to campus and don a USC track singlet.

8 thoughts on “Merry Christmas

    • The man with Greta Garbo in the USC photos is Jannes Anderson from Mora in Sweden. He was often called Dr Anderson and worked for USC and MGM where he was physical trainer for Greta Garbo and other actors.

  1. She was a bisexual recluse Swede who never married and had no children. The famous SC track logo looks good on her.

  2. Maybe I don’t understand 1920’s body language but this picture’s always given me a weird rape-y vibe.

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