ALS in pencil, signed “Harry,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.25, no date but postmarked October 21, 1960. Lengthy letter to “Dear Gilly,” MGM hairdresser Sydney Guilaroff. In part: “Sorry I did not let you know that I had to stay on here. It has been unpleasant. I will not dwell on my own troubles. I need to go away where it is warm and some mud baths or something like that. But my friend upstairs was told he might have to have an operation so I had to help him by taking him to doctors, as he could not go alone, and his wife makes him nervous if she goes along…I have been going up to the hospital every day…So I am very tired and sad. It is not a happy place to go to…I am more depressed because my friend is not very strong, and he looks so small and tired…I suppose on Monday I will have to drink a bigger whiskey than usual and I shall think of you too.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in her own hand. The reclusive and eccentric actress often left her letters unsigned or used one of many nicknames or pseudonyms, in this case a shortened version of her frequently used ‘Harriet Brown.’ Garbo letters are uncommon and this example, full of emotional content, reveals her caring and sympathetic nature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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