Greer Garson Quotes & Trivia



Quotes

I do wish I could tell you my age but it's impossible. It keeps changing all the time.

Starting out to make money is the greatest mistake in life. Do what you feel you have a flair for doing, and if you are good enough at it, the money will come.

Trivia

Greer was married to E.E. Fogelson from 1949 until his death in 1987.

Michael Troyan was the first person to write a biography on Greer. It was called A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson and was released in 1998. The "Mrs. Miniver" in the title refers to Greer's Oscar winning performance in Mrs. Miniver.

Greer married fellow actor Richard Ney, who played her son in Mrs. Miniver in 1943 but they divorced in 1947.

Greer has stated that her favourite film is Top Gun.

At the 1952 Oscar ceremony, Greer accepted Vivian Leigh's Oscar for Best Actress on her behalf as she couldn't attend the ceremony.

Greer received the Women's International Center Living Legacy Award in 1990.

Greer was the primary donator for the construction of the Greer Garson Theater at the University of Santa Fe.

Greer had degrees in French and eighteenth century literature, both obtained from the University of London.

Greer was of Irish extraction, as her mother, Nancy, was born in Ireland.