Old Hollywood: She would only eat at places that were willing to bill the studio for her meals.

This iconic A+ list movie actress who lived a very hidden life after leaving Hollywood mastered the art of not spending any of her own money.

During almost her entire Hollywood run she charged/billed everything to whatever studio she was working for.

Everything from mortgages to her utility bills.

She would only eat at places that were willing to bill the studio for her meals.

If the studio ever tried to deduct them from her salary she would threaten all kinds of nasty spillage of secrets.

Greta Garbo

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Facts about Greta Garbo

She was dubbed “the Swedish Sphinx” due to her enigmatic personality.

Although Garbo was an international movie star, she shied away from the press, her fans, and Hollywood events. The Swedish Sphinx avoided making public appearances and granted only a handful of interviews to journalists. In 1927, she told Photoplay about her extreme introversion: “When I was just a little child, as early as I can remember, I have wanted to be alone. I detest crowds … don’t like many people.” Later in life, Garbo used aliases and bought multiple airplane and theater seats to preserve her privacy.

She might have worked as a spy during World War II.

In films, she played a Russian spy and Mata Hari (a Dutch dancer who was executed for being a spy during World War I), and in real life, Garbo reportedly collected information about Nazi sympathizers in Sweden for the British Secret Intelligence Service. She also allegedly conveyed messages between British agents and the king of Sweden. Garbo told her friends that she wanted to meet Adolf Hitler, who had sent her a fan letter, so she could kill him with a gun hidden in her purse.

She retired from acting in her mid-30s.

She was only 36 years old when Garbo took a hiatus from acting and never appeared on screen again. Once, when she was older, she reportedly warned a new friend: “Don’t ever ask me about the movies … especially why I left them.”

Greta Garbo’s sexuality is still debated.

Although she never married, Garbo purportedly had relationships with both men and women, including her frequent co-star John Gilbert, whom she allegedly left at the altar. A number of women said that they had romantic relationships with Garbo, who was known to describe herself as a ‘”bachelor.”

She was a major art collector.

After retiring from acting, Garbo collected paintings and 18th-century French furniture. In the 1950s and ’60s, she visited art galleries and exhibitions looking for pieces to buy. According to David Nash of Sotheby’s, the living room of Garbo’s Manhattan apartment featured three Renoir paintings and a Savonnerie rug. She also owned a Louis XV chair and banquette. After her death, her paintings and furniture (which were worth millions of dollars) were auctioned at Sotheby’s.

New Yorkers had fun when they spotted Greta Garbo in public.

For almost four decades, Garbo regularly walked around Manhattan, people-watching and window-shopping. Her walks were not brief—she would usually walk south from her apartment on East 52nd Street to Washington Square Park and back. Although Garbo disguised herself in men’s pants, sunglasses, and big hats (she also used pseudonyms), some New Yorkers enjoyed recognizing the actress when they saw her out and about. She was also a Rangers fan, and had a seat behind the penalty box. – Source