A Woman to Know: Mercedes de Acosta
Say what you will about Mercedes, she's had the most important women of the 20th century. — Alice B. Toklas
(image via Library of Congress)
Hollywood studios knew her as a kick-ass playwright and screenwriter, but Hollywood society knew her as a "notorious lesbian," renowned for her many tumultuous affairs. Some of her famous lovers from Hollywood's Golden Era: Tallulah Bankhead, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich and even (gasp) the legendary Greta Garbo.
Add to your library list:
Here Lies the Heart (Mercedes de Acosta)
That Furious Lesbian: The Story of Mercedes de Acosta (Robert A. Schanke)
Loving Garbo (Hugo Vickers)
Read more:
The Girls (The New York Times)
Women Who Paved the Way: Mercedes de Acosta (The Advocate)
Garbo letters hint at lesbian affair (The Guardian)
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