Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Dedicated to the Mrs. Minivers

Mrs. Minivers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 10, 2023

1. Mrs. Minivers Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the truly great heroines of this war…the millions of Mrs. Minivers in every democratic nation…the mothers, the wives, and the sweethearts of the men fighting for freedom, liberty and justice, not alone for one people, but for all.

Below the tablet with the signature of Greer Garson a print of the motion picture "Mrs. Miniver," a copy of the manuscript and of the book have been placed so that future generations may have a pictorial record of the fighting spirit of the people on the home front in 1942.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 34° 6.102′ N, 118° 20.452′ W. Memorial is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It is on Hollywood Boulevard just west of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of TCL Chinese Theatre, formerly Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6595 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chinese Theatre (a few steps from this marker); Chinese Heaven Dogs (a few steps from this marker); Los Angeles Dodgers (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Hollywood Masonic Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); The Masonic Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (about 300 feet away); El Capitan Theatre (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The El Capitan Theatre (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Mrs. Miniver on Wikipedia. The 1942 romantic war drama film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Greer Garson (1904-1996), who placed the items in the time capsule, won Best Actress for her role as Kay Miniver. (Submitted on August 25, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 10, 2023

2. Mrs. Minivers Marker

The marker and Greer Garson's signature tablet.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 18, 2022

3. Mrs. Minivers Marker

The memorial plaque, and Greer Garson's signature tablet, outside the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Greer Garson’s Signature Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 10, 2023

4. Greer Garson’s Signature Tablet

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 4. submitted on September 11, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.