Mrs. Miniver (character) President Franklin D. Roosevelt credited it for hastening America's involvement in the war. Winston Churchill is said to have claimed that it had done more for the Allied cause than a flotilla of battleships. Churchill is further quoted by Bernard Wasserstein in his book, "Barbarism and Civilization," as saying that the book (and later the film) was worth "six divisions of war effort." In 1942, when the film came out, Roosevelt ordered it rushed to theaters. The film adaptation of "Mrs. Miniver" was produced by MGM in 1942 with Greer Garson in the leading role and William Wyler directing. Under
Clare Sandars Clare Sandars Clare Sandars (born London, 1934) is an English former child screen actress. She was born Clare Rosemary Sandars, the daughter of John William Eric Graves Sandars and Margaret Mary Elwes, and grand-daughter of the singer Gervase Elwes. As a child actress, Clare Sandars notably appeared as Mrs. Miniver's daughter Judy in "Mrs. Miniver". There is a scene in "Mrs Miniver" where she plays Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" on the piano for the family. She was given uncredited parts in two other films. Clare Sandars married Sir James Napier Finnie McEwen, Bt. in 1958, and they had three daughters. In