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About Mrs Miniver – |
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"Mrs Miniver did more in the fight against Hitler than a flotilla of battleships..."
Winston Churchill, 1942
Mrs. Miniver was a fictional character who became an iconic heroine during WWII. She symbolized the courage of the contented and happily married woman whose world was torn apart. Her peace of mind and perseverance gave hope to wartime Britain.
Mrs. Miniver was the creation of Peter Fleming, editor of The Spectator, and Joyce Maxstone-Graham, whose nom de plume was Jan Struther. Bi-weekly articles from a correspondent (aka Jan Struther) about the daily life of Mrs. Miniver and her family appeared in the Court Circular of The Times from 1937 to 1942. These episodes featured the simple pleasures of her life and the kind hearts and gentle people she knew.
 Mrs. Miniver’s fame spread worldwide, and when the Miniver articles were published in book form in the USA in 1940, they became the No.1 bestseller, second only in sales to Gone with the Wind.
The film, Mrs. Miniver, directed by William Wyler and produced by MGM, opened at Rockefeller Center in 1942. It took America by storm and won five Oscars. Starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, Mrs. Miniver became a wartime classic. Isolationist America was so affected that the compassion generated helped bring the States into the war.
 Greer Garson as Mrs. Miniver
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