Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson

 Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996)

She was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942–46. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, including a record of five consecutive nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). Garson was also nominated for Madame Curie (1943), Mrs. Parkington (1944), and The Valley of Decision (1945). She frequently co-starred with Walter Pidgeon, ultimately making eight pictures with him: Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Madame Curie, Mrs. Parkington, Julia Misbehaves (1948), That Forsyte Woman (1949), The Miniver Story (1950), and Scandal at Scourie (1953). She made only a few films after her MGM contract expired in 1954. In 1958, She received a warm reception on Broadway in Auntie Mame, replacing Rosalind Russell, who had gone to Hollywood to make the film version. In 1960, Garson received her seventh and final Oscar nomination for Sunrise at Campobello in which she played Eleanor Roosevelt, this time losing to Elizabeth Taylor for BUtterfield 8. She was married three times. Greer Garson died from heart failure at age 91 on April 6, 1996 and was buried at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, TX.