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Greer Garson

1904 - 1996

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Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) 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. From 1942 to 1946, Garson was consistently ranked by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America’s top box-office draws. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Greer Garson is the 1,460th most popular actor (up from 1,674th in 2019), the 1,657th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,661st in 2019) and the 207th most popular British Actor.

Greer Garson is most famous for her role in the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the award for her performance in the film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939).

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Among actors, Greer Garson ranks 1,460 out of 13,578. Before her are David Garrick, Emily Blunt, Eduardo De Filippo, Michael Emerson, Dennis Farina, and Jehanne D'Alcy. After her are Nicoletta Braschi, Krister Henriksson, Ricardo Darín, Shih Kien, Jessica Alba, and Wallace Shawn.

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Among people born in 1904, Greer Garson ranks 86. Before her are Lyudmila Rudenko, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, José Antonio Aguirre, Edmund Veesenmayer, Nikolai Kuznetsov, and Emilio Fernández. After her are Hans Hartung, Shunryū Suzuki, Walther Hewel, Oskar R. Lange, Anna Mahler, and Valery Chkalov. Among people deceased in 1996, Greer Garson ranks 83. Before her are Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Pavel Sudoplatov, Shūsaku Endō, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ, Amos Tversky, and Ron Brown. After her are Virginia Cherrill, Albert R. Broccoli, Stavros Niarchos, Antonín Mrkos, Muhammad al-Badr, and Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Greer Garson ranks 1,657 out of 8,785. Before her are Jon Anderson (1944), Jessie J (1988), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), Mark Phillips (1948), David Garrick (1717), and Emily Blunt (1983). After her are Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933), Spencer Perceval (1762), Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855), Fletcher Christian (1764), Sandie Shaw (1947), and Reginald Pole (1500).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Greer Garson ranks 207. Before her are Marina Berti (1924), Iain Glen (1961), Julian Glover (1935), James Cosmo (1947), David Garrick (1717), and Emily Blunt (1983). After her are Paul Ritter (1966), Gemma Jones (1942), Emilia Clarke (1986), Una O'Connor (1880), Karen Gillan (1987), and Rupert Everett (1959).

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