Greer Garson
Gender: Female
Born: 29th September 1904
Died: 6th April 1996
Nationality: England
TV programs: The Little Drummer Boy, The Big Party, Little Women (US), The Little Drummer Boy, Book II
Movies: Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Mrs. Miniver, Pride and Prejudice, Random Harvest, Sunrise at Campobello, The Happiest Millionaire, Julius Caesar, The Miniver Story, Blossoms in the Dust, When Ladies Meet, The Valley of Decision, Madame Curie, Mrs. Parkington, That Forsyte Woman, Remember?, Julia Misbehaves, Adventure, Little Women, Scandal at Scourie, The Youngest Profession, The Singing Nun, Desire Me, The Law and the Lady, The Miracle of Sound
Greer Garson, CBE (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was a British actress who was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942).
Greer Garson was born Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson in Manor Park, Essex (now Greater London), England in 1904, the only child of George Garson (1865–1906), a clerk born in London, but with Scottish lineage, and his wife, Nina (née Nancy Sophia Greer; died 1958). Her maternal grandfather was David Greer, a RIC sergeant in Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland in the 1880s and who later became a land steward to the Annesley family (wealthy landlords who built the town of Castlewellan). He lived in a large detached house built on the lower part of what was known as Pig Street or known locally as the Back Way near Shilliday's builder's yard. The house was called ‘Claremount’ and today the street is named Claremount Avenue. It was often reported that Garson was born in this house. She was, in fact, born in
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