Lady Beldon

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Lady Beldon is a proud, aristocratic matriarch in the World War II–era drama "Mrs. Miniver," representing the traditional English upper class confronting social change and the hardships of war.

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Lady Beldon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ
appearsIn Mrs. Miniver ⓘ
Mrs. Miniver (1942 film) ⓘ
linked to: Mrs. Miniver
associatedWith Beldon family ⓘ
Miniver family ⓘ
awardConnection May Whitty received an Academy Award nomination for playing Lady Beldon ⓘ
linked to: Dame May Whitty
characterArc acceptance of social change during wartime ⓘ
gradual softening of rigid class attitudes ⓘ
characterTrait class-conscious ⓘ
conservative ⓘ
dignified ⓘ
patriotic ⓘ
proud ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom (fictional) ⓘ
createdFor Mrs. Miniver (1942 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Mrs. Miniver
familyName Beldon ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Mrs. Miniver universe ⓘ
firstAppearance Mrs. Miniver (1942 film) ⓘ
linked to: Mrs. Miniver
genre domestic drama ⓘ
war drama ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
medium cinema ⓘ
narrativeRole aristocratic matriarch ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
notableScene village flower show competition ⓘ
portrayedBy Dame May Whitty ⓘ
May Whitty ⓘ
productionCompanyOfWork Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (via Mrs. Miniver) ⓘ
relationship grandmother of Carol Beldon ⓘ
mother of Viscount Beldon ⓘ
represents pre-war British social hierarchy ⓘ
traditional English upper class ⓘ
setDuring World War II ⓘ
setIn England ⓘ
socialClass English upper class ⓘ
symbolizes resilience of British upper class under threat ⓘ
tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ
themeInvolvement class relations in wartime Britain ⓘ
impact of World War II on the aristocracy ⓘ
social change ⓘ
title Lady ⓘ
workReleaseYear 1942 (Mrs. Miniver film) ⓘ
linked to: Mrs. Miniver

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Mrs. Miniver → featuresCharacter → Lady Beldon ⓘ
Kay Miniver → hasRelative → Lady Beldon ⓘ