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Jan Struther, English author, poet and hymnwriter who created the character Mrs Miniver (died 1953)

Jan Struther

English writer, known for character Mrs. Miniver (1901-1953)

Jan Struther was the pen name of Joyce Anstruther, later Joyce Maxtone Graham and finally Joyce Placzek, an English writer remembered for her character Mrs. Miniver and a number of hymns, such as "Lord of All Hopefulness".
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Mrs. Miniver (character)

Fictional British character created by Jan Struther in 1937

Mrs. Miniver is a fictional British housewife created by Jan Struther in 1937 for a series of newspaper columns for The Times. The Mrs. Miniver story was later adapted into a film of the same name and starred Greer Garson in the titular role for which she won the Academy Award…
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June 6

Day of the year

June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.
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