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Greer Garson
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She was the only child of George Garson (1865-1906), a clerk born in London but with Scottish lineage, and his Irish wife, Nancy ("Nina") Sophia Greer (d. 1958). Her maternal grandfather was David Greer a RIC sergeant in Castlewellan Co Down Northern Ireland in the 1880s and who later became a land steward to the Annesleys wealthy landlords who built the 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 Ms. Garson was born in this house.
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Synopsis: In this off-beat love story, wealthy socialite Linda Bronson (Greer Garson) is about to marry Sky Ames (Lou Ayres) but then falls in love with handsome Jeff Holland (Robert Taylor). They become engaged. Unfortunately, Jeff is obsessed with work and has no time for an elaborate wedding. InsteadRead More
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Beautiful, red-haired Greer Garson (1904-1996) served nobly as MGM's great lady of the 1940s, following in the footsteps of Norma Shearer and preceding Grace Kelly. Garson's image of stately matronhood played particularly well to wartime audiences, and she redeemed any sense of sanctimony with her lively Irish charm.
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When she was approaching the time of her death, Greer Garson told a friend, "When I think about dying, it is nothing to worry about. It happens, but it is not truly the end of the world." Sounds like a Christian, doesn't she?
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Garson is actually British. There had been some reports that she was Irish. Wrong. Her father is a maker of cabinet named George Garson. He was Irish. Garson's mummy, Nancy Sophia Greer, was Scottish.
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Her second husband, whom she married in 1943, was Richard Ney (1915-2004), the young actor who played her son in "Mrs. Miniver"; they divorced in 1949, with Garson claiming that Ney had called her a "has-been" and belittled her age. Ney eventually became a respected stock-market analyst and financial consultant.
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