The Saturday Evening Post

(NEARLY) EVERYONE LOVES GREER GARSON Originally published December 28, 1946

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As for her female fans, Greer’s pictured bravery under adversity and the adoration she inspires in her screen husbands are qualities any woman admires. Watching Greer, she has the satisfaction of seeing her own virtues ideally portrayed on the screen, minus the erosion of dishwashing and diaper laundering.

Those citizens of Hollywood who have made up their minds not to like Garson crack that “Garson’s principal role is that of Garson.” The thought behind that snide slur is that

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