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Greer Garson: Roles
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Greer Garson was one of the most beloved actresses in Hollywood. Her elegance, beauty and talent led to an unbelievable 7 Academy Award Nominations. This former star of the London stage is probably best remembered for her roles in GOOD-BYE MR. CHIPS (1939) and MRS. MINIVER (1942) both of which earned her the coveted Oscar. For one of the many publicity photos taken of her she wore this amazing diamond pave ring set in platinum. Sizes 6-10.
To movie goers, the late Greer Garson is excellence personified - she is remembered and loved for such films as Goodbye Mr. Chips, Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Miniver, Random Harvest, and, of course, Madame Curie, among many, many roles. She was one of the most beloved actresses of our times, and a list of her nominations and awards would be too long to enumerate here, but it is true that she was given "most loved" and "best actress" tributes from eleven countries from around the globe.
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Greer Garson was born to play this role. She is the typical mother who has to hold the family together during war time. An almost impossible job but many women had to fulfill this role in the 1940s.
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In 1942, Greer won her first Academy Award in MRS. MINIVER, a role which she would forever be known by. As Marie Curie in MADAME CURIE (1943), she would get another nomination and the same the next year in MRS. PARKINGTON. It seemed that any movie she was a part of would surely be a success! Sure enough, in 1945, she won, yet, another nomination for her role as Mary Rafferty in THE VALLEY OF DECISION.
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The film adaptation of Mrs. Miniver was produced by MGM in 1942 with Greer Garson in the leading role and William Wyler directing. Under the influence of the American Office of War Information, the film attempted to undermine Hollywood's prewar depiction of England as a glamorous bastion of social privilege, anachronistic habits and snobbery in favour of more democratic, modern images. To this end, the social status enjoyed by the Miniver family in the print version was downgraded and increased attention was given to the erosion of class barriers under the pressures of wartime.
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A poster from her film debut, the Best Picture-nominated GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1939) for which Garson received the first of her seven Academy Award nominations. (Her co-star, Robert Donat, won for Best Actor that year.) Although not appearing until forty-five minutes into this story of a shy Latin professor at an English boys school, Garson steals the heart of the picture as she brings a touch of romance into Mr. Chipping's lonely life. And in testament to the power of her performance in such a small role, Garson received her Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category, rather than the Best Supporting Actress category, as would have been more appropriate for a role of this size.
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