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Article: The real Mrs Miniver: Jan Struther's story. (Reviews).(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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The Real Mrs Miniver: Jan Struther's Story. Ysenda Maxtone Graham. John Murray. [pounds sterling]17.99. 314 pages. ISBN 0-7195-5541-8. During the present terrorist crisis, a New York Times columnist invoked the spirit of Mrs Miniver. Mrs Miniver, one of the finest films of the Second World War, portrayed an 'ordinary' British mother. It became marvellous propaganda for the Allied cause and was acclaimed by both Roosevelt and Churchill. 'Jan Struther' had invented the character of Mrs Miniver for some light essays about domestic life for The Times in the late 1930s. Hollywood took the character from her best selling book and supplied the ...
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Article: Divining what Mrs. Miniver might do
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... ... AT WAR Maureen Dowd Divining what Mrs. Miniver might do By MAUREEN DOWD New York Times ... Prime Minister Tony Blair, I rent "Mrs. Miniver." I will study the indomitable British ... the vicar's final speech in "Mrs. Miniver," the one that so impressed President ...
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