GREER GARSON ANGLO- AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1904 SEPTEMBER 29
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...