Mrs. Miniver flower show, with Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley in the place of Lady Beldon. In the play "A Raisin in the Sun", Brother, Ruth, and Beneatha give Mama (Lena) a gift with the note "To our own Mrs. Miniver – Love from Brother, Ruth, and Beneatha". Citations Further reading 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
Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder played during the holiday, sometimes edited to remove elements of the song that can be construed to disparage the Irish. The song was used in the 1943 film "Coney Island" when it was performed by Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers, George Montgomery and Frank Orth and later reprised by Winninger at the piano. Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?" is a popular song, sometimes known as "Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy's Chowder". It was written by George L. Giefer in 1898 and originally recorded by Edward M. Favor in