Ted Billings Frankenstein", starring Boris Karloff; the 1937 version of "The Prince and the Pauper", Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, and Billy and Bobby Mauch; "Stagecoach" (1939), starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor; "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; the Bob Hope comedy, "The Princess and the Pirate"; and the 1947 classic comedy, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. His final screen appearance was in a small, unnamed role in Otto Preminger's "Forever Amber", starring Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde; the film was released in October 1947, three months after Billings' death on July
SS Empire Miniver SS Empire Miniver The SS "Empire Miniver was a British steam merchant ship. She was originally an American merchant, launched in 1918 as SS "West Cobalt. During a brief stint in the United States Navy in 1919, she was known as USS "West Cobalt" (ID-3836). SS "West Cobalt" was built as a steam-powered cargo ship in 1918 for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). She was part of the "West" boats, a series of steel-hulled cargo ships built on the West Coast of the United States for the First World War war effort, and was the 11th ship built at