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GREER GARSON ANGLO- AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1904 SEPTEMBER 29

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GREER GARSON ANGLO- AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1904 SEPTEMBER 29 Greer Garson, CBE (born Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson; 29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996), was an Anglo-American actress who was very popular during the Second World War, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top-ten box office draws from 1942 to 1946.[1] A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, including a record five consecutive nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). Childhood[edit] Greer Garson was born on 29 September 1904[2] in Manor Park, East Ham, Essex, the only child of Nina (née Nancy Sophia Greer; died 1958) and George Garson (1865–1906), a commercial clerk in a London importing business.[2] Her father was born in London, to Scottish parents,[2] and her mother was from Drumaloor, Casar, County Down, Northern Ireland.[3] The name "Greer" is a contraction of "MacGregor...

HOLLY WOOD ACTRESS JANE GREER BORN ON 1924 SEPTEMBER 9

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HOLLY WOOD ACTRESS  JANE GREER  BORN ON 1924 SEPTEMBER 9 Jane Greer (September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. Early years[edit] The five-foot five Greer began life as Bettejane Greer in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Charles Durell McClellan Greer, Jr., and his wife, Bettie.[1] In 1940, at age 15, Greer suffered from a facial palsy, which paralyzed the left side of her face. She recovered, but it has been speculated that the condition contributed to her "patented look" and "a calm,  quizzical gaze and an enigmatic expression that would later lead RKO to promote her as 'the woman with the Mona Lisa smile'."[2] She claimed that the facial exercises used to overcome the paralysis taught her how to convey human emotion.[3] On December 4, 1945, Greer had her name legally changed to Ja...