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Greer Garson
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson was a British and American actress and singer. Known for playing graceful, noble, and dignified women in period and war dramas, she quickly rose to popularity during the Golden Age of Hollywood. A top star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM), Garson was among the most popular stars of the 1940s, becoming one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States and Britain…
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entertainment · British and American actress (1904–1996) · actor · film actor · stage actor · television actor · also Greer Garson, Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, Eileen Garson, Greer Garson Fogelson, Garson
Born 29 September 1904 · Died 6 April 1996 · Q182486
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2026· 4 entries
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: Alumni hope to raise hype, funds to restore historic Greer Garson Theatre at midtown
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2022· 1 entry
The Santa Fe New Mexican: Greer Garson theater will shine once more
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1996· 1 entry
Died 1996-04-06.
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1993· 1 entry
Queen Elizabeth II recognised Garson's achievements by investing her as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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1968· 1 entry
Narrated the children's television special The Little Drummer Boy
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1967· 1 entry
The couple retired to their Forked Lightning Ranch in New Mexico
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1966· 1 entry
Was asked to run for Congress on the Republican ticket against Democrat Earle Cabell but declined
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1960· 3 entries
Garson received her seventh and final Oscar nomination for Sunrise at Campobello, playing Eleanor Roosevelt
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And in 1993, Queen Elizabeth II recognised Garson's achievements by investing her as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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Portraying first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in the film Sunrise at Campobello, for which she earned her final Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
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1958· 1 entry
Received a warm reception on Broadway in Auntie Mame, replacing Rosalind Russell, who had gone back to Hollywood to make the film version
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1951· 2 entries
Became a naturalised citizen of the United States
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Garson became a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States
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1949· 1 entry
Her third marriage in 1949 was to E.E. "Buddy" Fogelson (1900–1987), a millionaire oilman and horse breeder.
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1947· 1 entry
After several attempts at reconciliation
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1943· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actress for Mrs. Miniver (1943).
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1936· 1 entry
Appeared in the West End in Charles Bennett's play Page From a Diary, and Noël Coward's play Mademoiselle
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1904· 1 entry
Born 1904-09-29.
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