Greer Garson: More Than Mrs. Miniver

In the darkest days of World War II, English-born Greer Garson became a Hollywood icon of strength and courage. Garson combined an everywoman quality with grace, charm and refinement, and won the Academy Award in 1941 for her role in Mrs. Miniver. Garson earned a total of seven Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and 14 of her films premiered at Radio City Music Hall, playing for a total of 84 weeks—a record never equaled by any other actress. Join author and film archivist Michael Troyan as he shares the interesting origins of Ms. Garson’s birth, her fairy-tale discovery in Hollywood and her career struggles at MGM. Garson’s experiences offer a fascinating glimpse at the studio system in the years when stars were closely linked to a particular studio and moguls, such as L.B. Mayer, could either make or
break a career.