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A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson by Troyan, Michael
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN
- 9780813120942
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Rose for Mrs. Miniver : the Life of Greer Garson
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- 1.5in
- Item Length
- 9in
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- University Press of Kentucky
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- 520 Pages
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In this first-ever biography of Greer Garson, Michael Troyan sweeps away the many myths that even today veil her life. The true origins of her birth, her fairy-tale discovery in Hollywood, and her career struggles at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are revealed for the first time. Garson combined an everywoman quality with grace, charm, and refinement. She won the Academy Award in 1941 for her role in Mrs. Miniver , and for the next decade she reigned as the queen of MGM. Co-star Christopher Plummer remembered, "Here was a siren who had depth, strength, dignity, and humor who could inspire great trust, suggest deep intellect and whose misty languorous eyes melted your heart away " Garson earned a total of seven Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and fourteen of her films premiered at Radio City Music Hall, playing for a total of eighty-four weeks--a record never equaled by any other actress. She was a central figure in the golden age of the studios, working with legendary performers Clark Gable, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Robert Mitchum, Debbie Reynolds, and Walter Pidgeon. Garson's experiences offer a fascinating glimpse at the studio system in the years when stars were closely linked to a particular studio and moguls such as L.B. Mayer broke or made careers. With the benefit of exclusive access to studio production files, personal letters and diaries, and the cooperation of her family, Troyan explores the triumphs and tragedies of her personal life, a story more colorful than any role she played on screen.
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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813120942
ISBN-13
9780813120942
eBay Product ID (ePID)
679920
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Rose for Mrs. Miniver : the Life of Greer Garson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
520 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
34.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.G393.T76 1999
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"A sweet, contained view of Louis B. Mayer's favorite actress and Hollywood's icon of WWII fortitude." -- Kirkus Reviews, The biography is brilliant and author Troyan dares to delve in to aspects of her life that Garson might otherwise have wished to remain dormant. But in every case, Michael presents his findings in a fair and well-balanced manner, allowing readers to determine for themselves the true nature of a nurturing, nourishing, loving woman., "The biography is brilliant and author Troyan dares to delve in to aspects of her life that Garson might otherwise have wished to remain dormant. But in every case, Michael presents his findings in a fair and well-balanced manner, allowing readers to determine for themselves the true nature of a nurturing, nourishing, loving woman.-- Palo Alto Daily News" -- Palo Alto Daily News, In a definitive biography, Troyan takes readers from Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson's birth in London in 1904 to her death in Dallas in 1996 as she held the hand of her good friend, the pianist Van Cliburn., "The biography is brilliant and author Troyan dares to delve in to aspects of her life that Garson might otherwise have wished to remain dormant. But in every case, Michael presents his findings in a fair and well-balanced manner, allowing readers to determine for themselves the true nature of a nurturing, nourishing, loving woman." -- Palo Alto Daily News, MGM's great lady was a bit of an Irish cut-up, radiant, funny, brave, and smart. Michael Troyan knows that, and has written a most entertaining book about my friend, Greer., "The author has done his homework in researching and writing this critical biography of legendary superstar Greer Garson. He presents Garson as a strong-willed, stubborn individual when with the studio moguls -- she was not quite the elegant that she often played in pictures.-- Gene Phillips" -- Gene Phillips, "In a definitive biography, Troyan takes readers from Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson's birth in London in 1904 to her death in Dallas in 1996 as she held the hand of her good friend, the pianist Van Cliburn." -- Publishers Weekly, "The rich, well-written and heavily researched book is a touching memoir revealing much about the actress who was 'Queen of MGM' and a top box office draw for most of the 1940s." -- The Albuquerque Tribune, "MGM's great lady was a bit of an Irish cut-up, radiant, funny, brave, and smart. Michael Troyan knows that, and has written a most entertaining book about my friend, Greer." -- Gregory Peck, The author has done his homework in researching and writing this critical biography of legendary superstar Greer Garson. He presents Garson as a strong-willed, stubborn individual when with the studio moguls--she was not quite the elegant that she often played in pictures., "(Troyan) successfully evokes the enormous drive, self-awareness and capacity for kindness of an actress who, inevitably, was more complex than her screen image indicated.-- Dallas Morning News" -- Dallas Morning News, "Amid the glowing tributes that Troyan offers in his diligent account of this most elegant of stars, one poignant headline that ran in many newspapers after her death read simply: Goodbye, Mrs. Miniver." -- Movie Maker, (Troyan) successfully evokes the enormous drive, self-awareness and capacity for kindness of an actress who, inevitably, was more complex than her screen image indicated., "In a definitive biography, Troyan takes readers from Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson's birth in London in 1904 to her death in Dallas in 1996 as she held the hand of her good friend, the pianist Van Cliburn.-- Publishers Weekly" -- Publishers Weekly, Amid the glowing tributes that Troyan offers in his diligent account of this most elegant of stars, one poignant headline that ran in many newspapers after her death read simply: Goodbye, Mrs. Miniver., "(Troyan) successfully evokes the enormous drive, self-awareness and capacity for kindness of an actress who, inevitably, was more complex than her screen image indicated." -- Dallas Morning News, "A sweet, contained view of Louis B. Mayer's favorite actress and Hollywood's icon of WWII fortitude.-- Kirkus Reviews" -- Kirkus Reviews, "The rich, well-written and heavily researched book is a touching memoir revealing much about the actress who was 'Queen of MGM' and a top box office draw for most of the 1940s.-- The Albuquerque Tribune" -- The Albuquerque Tribune, "The author has done his homework in researching and writing this critical biography of legendary superstar Greer Garson. He presents Garson as a strong-willed, stubborn individual when with the studio moguls -- she was not quite the elegant that she often played in pictures." -- Gene Phillips, "MGM's great lady was a bit of an Irish cut-up, radiant, funny, brave, and smart. Michael Troyan knows that, and has written a most entertaining book about my friend, Greer.-- Gregory Peck" -- Gregory Peck, A Sweet, Contained View of Louis B. Mayer's Favorite Actress and Hollywood's Icon of WWII Fortitude., The rich, well-written and heavily researched book is a touching memoir revealing much about the actress who was 'Queen of MGM' and a top box office draw for most of the 1940s.
Table of Content
Foreword Introduction The Harder Way of War: The Ideological Basis of Irregular Warfare in the Western Border States Controlled Chaos: Spatiotemporal Patterns within Missouri's Irregular Civil War Violence, Conflict, and Loyalty in the Carolina Piedmont: A Comparative Perspective Indians Make the Best Guerillas: Native Americans and the War for the Desert Southwest, 1861-1862 The Business of Guerrilla Memory: Selling Massacres and the Captivity Narrative of Sergeant Thomas M. Goodman Tales of Race, Romance, and Irregular Warfare: Guerrillas Fictionalized, 1862-1866 In Search of Manse Jolly: Mythology and the Facts in the Hunt for a Post-Civil War Guerrilla "Nothing but Truth is History": William E. Connelley, William H. Gregg, and the Pillaging of Guerrilla History Afterword
Copyright Date
1999
Topic
Women, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
Lccn
98-037542
Dewey Decimal
791.43/028/092 B
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
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