Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel "Mrs. Miniver" by Jan Struther, the film shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is touched by World War II. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film features a strong supporting cast that includes Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, and Henry Wilcoxon. "Mrs. Miniver" won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (William Wyler), Best Actress (Greer Garson), and Best
Harold F. Kress also became a film editor. After suffering from cancer for a number of years, Kress died in Palm Desert, California on September 18, 1999 at the age of 86. Kress was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1941), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), and "The Yearling" (1947). Kress won his first Academy Award for "How the West Was Won" (1962). He was nominated again for "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), and would win again for the 1974 action film "The Towering Inferno" with son Carl Kress. Only a handful of editors have received more