Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns
Johns on her 100th birthday in 2023
Birth:	5 October 1923 Pretoria, South Africa
Death:	4 January 2024 Los Angeles, California, USA
Age:	100 years, 91 days
Country:	ZAFUK USA
Centenarian

Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a South African-British-American centenarian, and the actor of Jane and Michael Banks mother in the classic movie Mary Poppins, and was a star in many more classic movies.

Biography

Glynis Johns was born on 5 October 1923 in Pretoria, South Africa to Mervyn Johns (1899–1992) and Alyce Steele (?–1971), and no siblings. Glynis was born with a very theatrical family. Glynis' middle names were "Margaret" and "Payne" named after her grandmothers Margaret Anne Samuel and Elizabeth Steele-Payne. Glynis and her family returned to England only a couple of months after Glynis was born. At the age of five, Glynis joined the London Ballet School, at age six, she was hailed in Britain as a very good dancer, at ten, she was incredibly working as a Ballet instructor, and at age eleven, she earned a degree to teach. Hoping to study with the Sadler's Wells Ballet at twelve, she went instead to Clifton High School in Bristol, studying with the two hours a day she was educated at the Cone School of Dancing. As a dance student, Johns was awarded some 25 gold medals. beside from her Clifton education, she also attended South Hampstead High School in London, England, where she was a contemporary of Dame Angela Lansbury. In 1942, Glynis married Anthony Forwood (1915–1988), in 1945 they had Gareth Forwood (1945–2007), Glynis and Anthony divorced in 1948. In 1952, Glynis married Davis Foster (1920–2010) they had no children, Glynis moved to California in the 1970s. Glynis was married 2 more times, her final marriage to Elliott Arnold (1912–1980) in 1964, Elliott died in 1980 which is when they divorced. Glynis was in more than 60 films and 30 plays, she was a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Glynis died of natural causes in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 100 years, and 91 days.

Gallery

Johns (Front, age 14) playing the part of Midge Carne in the film South Riding. Early 1938

A fight breaks out at school between Midge Carne (Glynis Johns, left (aged 14) and Lydia Holly (Joan Ellum) in the 1938 film South Riding, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Victor Saville. In Mid 1937.

Johns (age 17) at her home in London on November 26, 1940, Glynis Johns has been selected to play the part of Anna in the film '49th Parallel'.

Johns (age 23) on December 2, 1946.

Johns (age 24) posing infront of a giant plant on September 15, 1948.

Johns (age 27) in her role in the film 'The Magic Box' on August 28, 1951.

Johns (age 36) on April 30, 1960.

Elliott Arnold and Glynis Johns (age 40) on November 30, 1964, 5 days before her 41st birthday.

Johns (age 42) enters a taxi at London Airport, UK, 15th May 1966.

Johns (right, age 43) while filming "Don't Just Stand There" in Early 1967.

Glynis Johns (age 50) and American songwriter Sammy Cahn (1913-1993) attend the after party that followed the 30th annual Theatre World Awards, New York City, 30th May 1974.

Johns (age 64) and Alexandra Jones on April 14, 1988.

Johns (age 69) while filming The Ref (1994) in July 1993.

Johns (age 70) attends British Council General Tea Party on March 19, 1994 in Hancock Park, California.

Johns (age 72) in New York on December 3, 1995.

Johns (Right, age 75) while filming "Superstar" (1999) in November- December 1998.

Johns (age 81) attending the Mary Poppins 40th anniversary party on November 30, 2004.

Resources

• Glynis Johns Wikipedia
• Filmography IMDb
• Death and Life Information Daily Mail