Norman Garbo


Norman R. Garbo is an American author and lecturer.

Life

Norman Garbo is the son of Maximilian W. and Fannie Garbo. He was born in New York, New York. It was here that Garbo attended City College from 1935-37. Garbo also attended the New York Academy of Fine Art beginning in 1937. Garbo began working as a portrait painter in 1941 and also worked as a writer and lecturer. In 1941, he joined the military with the coming of World War II. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces where he achieved the rank of lieutenant.
Garbo married Rhoda Locke on April 15, 1942. The couple's son and only child is named Mickey. Garbo currently resides in Sands Point, Long Island in New York State.

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