Editing Mrs. Miniver (character) (section)

===Film===
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The film adaptation of ''Mrs. Miniver'' was produced by [[MGM]] in [[1942 in film|1942]] with [[Greer Garson]] in the leading role and [[William Wyler]] directing. Under the influence of the American [[Office of War Information]], the film attempted to undermine Hollywood's prewar depiction of Britain as a glamorous bastion of social privilege, anachronistic habits and snobbery in favour of more democratic, modern images. To this end, the social status enjoyed by the Miniver family in the print version was downgraded and increased attention was given to the erosion of class barriers under the pressures of wartime.
In 1942, the film won an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] in the Best Picture category and both Greer Garson and [[Teresa Wright]] won an Oscar in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, respectively.
The film grossed $5,358,000 ({{inflation|US-GDP|5358000|1942|fmt=eq}}) in [[North America]] (the highest for any MGM film at the time) and $3,520,000 abroad {{inflation|US-GDP|3520000|1942|fmt=eq}}. In [[United Kingdom|Britain]], it was named the top box office attraction of 1942. 555 of the 592 film critics polled by American magazine ''[[Film Daily]]'' named it the best film of 1942.

A sequel to ''Mrs. Miniver'', ''[[The Miniver Story]]'' was made by the same studio in [[1950 in film|1950]] with Greer Garson and [[Walter Pidgeon]] reprising their original roles. The characters were based on those in the original film, but their creator, Jan Struther, did not participate in the sequel.