Greer Garson (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996) was a British-American actress and singer. She was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homefront; listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America’s top-10 box office draws from 1942 to 1946.
Garson’s first starring role, in Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939), resulted in a nomination for Best Actress; the next year, Pride and Prejudice reunited her with Laurence Olivier, with whom she had worked on the London stage. In 1941, she received her next Best Actress nomination, for her work in Blossoms in the Dust, portraying Texas adoption pioneer Edna Gladney. This film also marked her initial pairing with Walter Pidgeon, which they reprised the following year in the film for which Greer Garson won the Best Actress award, Mrs. Miniver. In 1943, her portrayal of the title role in Madame Curie landed her on the cover of Time magazine, as she and Pidgeon played the husband-and-wife scientists who discovered radium.
Following her film triumphs of the 1940s, Miss Garson made a successful transition to television, notably in several productions in the critically acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame series. She also returned to her original acting medium, live theater. Beginning in December 1958, she held the title role in the Broadway production of Auntie Mame for a year. She left this production to portray Eleanor Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello, for which she received her final Best Actress nomination.
Here, below is a selection of 25 stunning black and white portraits of a young and beautiful Greer Garson in the 1940s:
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