Greer Garson
Greer Garson, CBE (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996) was a British-born 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).
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.581 |
Birthday | 1904-09-29 |
Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson , |
1953
Julius Caesar
7/209
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
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Julius Caesar
1942
Random Harvest
7.2/100
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
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Random Harvest
1967
The Happiest Millionaire
6.8/33
A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter,...
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The Happiest Millionaire
1942
Mrs. Miniver
7.008/255
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charm...
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Mrs. Miniver
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.3/117
A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1949
That Forsyte Woman
5.7/10
Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teen...
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That Forsyte Woman
1943
Madame Curie
7.1/37
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concern...
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Madame Curie
1940
Pride and Prejudice
6.9/139
Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happi...
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Pride and Prejudice
1945
The Valley of Decision
7.3/25
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the we...
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The Valley of Decision
1945
Adventure
6.2/11
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.
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Adventure
1968
The Little Drummer Boy
6.65/147
After being kidnapped and escaping, young drummer boy Aaron searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. Aaron gives Baby J...
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The Little Drummer Boy
1966
The Singing Nun
5.6/18
Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls, like Nichole and little Dominic. When Father...
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The Singing Nun
1944
Mrs. Parkington
6/16
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by m...
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Mrs. Parkington
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
10/1
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A...
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Showbiz Goes to War
1948
Julia Misbehaves
6.5/11
Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when their daughter he has raised invites...
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Julia Misbehaves
1960
Sunrise at Campobello
5.8/13
The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being...
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Sunrise at Campobello
1960
Pepe
6.1/46
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss....
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Pepe
1941
When Ladies Meet
6.8/8
Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces...
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When Ladies Meet
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
6.533/30
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats...
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Blossoms in the Dust
1950
The Miniver Story
6/11
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing...
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The Miniver Story
1955
Strange Lady in Town
4.5/8
Julia Garth, a female doctor, plans to introduce modern techniques of medicine to old Santa Fe in 1880, but is opposed by an established doctor, Rourk...
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Strange Lady in Town
1943
The Youngest Profession
5.2/5
Joan Lyons and her friend Patricia Drew are autograph hounds spending most of their day bumping into, and having tea, with the likes of Greer Garson a...
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The Youngest Profession
2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.8/5
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
1954
Her Twelve Men
5.7/3
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.
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Her Twelve Men
1939
Remember?
5.8/5
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff, Linda and Jeff fall in love and marry. But Jeff...
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Remember?
1951
The Law and the Lady
6.1/5
A former housemaid now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.
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The Law and the Lady
1947
Desire Me
5.7/7
A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husband's death.
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Desire Me
1953
Scandal at Scourie
6.7/5
After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a...
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Scandal at Scourie
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.7/6
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a tal...
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1974
That's Entertainment!
7.2/59
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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That's Entertainment!
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8/34
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
The Little Drummer Boy Book II
6.1/13
Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers
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The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1994
That's Entertainment! III
6.9/34
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...
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That's Entertainment! III
1956
The Little Foxes
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A tale of greed, one-upmanship, family distrust, abuse, apathy, and lost love, set in the deep south at the turn of the twentieth century.
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The Little Foxes
1960
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
0/0
A titled Englishwoman proves more than a match for the fearsome Captain Brassbound.
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Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1963
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
7/1
The rise of the legendary 19th-century British politician and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli.
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The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5/2
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother...
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1944
Twenty Years After
6/1
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
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Twenty Years After
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
0/0
An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at t...
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From the Ends of the Earth
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
0/0
Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends a...
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Bogart: The Untold Story
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8/2
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5/12
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.97/50
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
1986
Directed by William Wyler
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Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.
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Directed by William Wyler
1934
Inasmuch...
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Inasmuch...
1937
How He Lied to Her Husband
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A cuckolded husband finds poems written to his wife by her lover, who then tries to explain they were written to a goddess who shares the same name. T...
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How He Lied to Her Husband
1937
The School for Scandal
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The School for Scandal
1950
Screen Actors
6/2
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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