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Watch Real Estate Cover Elton John’s ‘Daniel’ at ‘Daniel’ Release Show

In a room full of people named Daniel, what will it take to be crowned the ultimate Daniel? In the case of Real Estate, who hosted the album release show for their latest studio album Daniel in Brooklyn, having a single member in the band named Daniel wasn’t necessary. At the show, which was only open to people with some variation of the name — Danny, Danielle, Danimals Yogurt — Real Estate opened and closed their set with their rendition of Elton John‘s 1973 single “Daniel.” The band members weren’t the only…

Green Lantern: War Journal #6 Preview: John’s Last Stand?

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: green lanternIn Green Lantern: War Journal #6, John Stewart might just build his way out of a job. Check out this universe-shaking finale!Published Sun, 18 Feb 2024 09:26:07 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Green Lantern: War Journal #6 storms in with a finale on February 20th. John Stewart may evolve into a Guardian and Builder to save Earth. Hidden origins of the Green Lantern Corps and Darkstars will be revealed. LOLtron plans world…

Glynis Johns obituary | Film

In the childhood memories of more than one generation, Glynis Johns, who has died aged 100, will be best remembered as the Edwardian materfamilias of the hugely popular Walt Disney musical Mary Poppins (1964). Winifred Banks, married to David Tomlinson’s George W Banks, is the mother of Jane and Michael, the children in the care of the magical nanny played by Julie Andrews. A protester for the right to vote, Winifred delivers a spirited rendition of the song Sister Suffragette – “Our daughters’ daughters will adore us.…

Glynis Johns dies; ‘Mary Poppins’ star also had successful theater career

By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100. Mitch Clem, her manager, said she died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natural causes. “Today’s a sad day for Hollywood,” Clem said. “She is the last of the last of old Hollywood.” Johns was known…

Glynis Johns’ most iconic Mary Poppins scenes as actress dies aged 100 | Culture

Glynis Johns, the Tony Award-winning actor who was best known for her iconic Mary Poppins role, has died aged 100, her manager confirmed on Thursday, 4 January.Starring in the Oscar-winning 1964 Disney musical, Johns played Winifred Banks, the suffragette mother of the children in need of a nanny.Several legendary scenes in the film featured the antics she was getting up to as she campaigned for women’s rights to vote in the UK - including her protest song pastiche “Sister Suffragette” which mentions Emmeline Pankhurst.…

Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns’, dies at 100 | Hollywood

New York, Jan 5 (AP) Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100. HT Image Mitch Clem, her manager, said she died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natural causes. “Today's a sad day for Hollywood,” Clem said. “She is the last of the last of old Hollywood.” Wrap up the year…

`Mary Poppins` actress Glynis Johns dies at 100

British actress Glynis Johns, who was best known for her role as Winifred Banks in `Mary Poppins,` died on Thursday at the age of 100, as reported by Variety. Johns`s manager, Mitch Clem, highlighted that Johns died at an assisted living home in Los Angeles. Moreover, her publicist said that she died of natural causes, as reported by ABC News. Johns made her film debut in 1938 when she was a teen, but she didn`t break through until 10 years later when she played a mermaid in `Miranda.` She had been an actor in England…

Glynis Johns fans laud iconic Mrs Banks scene as ‘first glimpse into feminism’

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeGlynis Johns fans on social media have reacted to the actor’s death aged 100 by paying tribute to the impact her performance of a feminist anthem had on their political awakenings.“Sister Suffragette” was composed by songwriters The Sherman Brothers for Johns to perform in character as Mrs Banks in Disney’s 1964 musical Mary Poppins.In their autobiography Walt’s Time, the brothers…

Glynis Johns death: Mary Poppins’ Mrs Banks and ‘Send in the Clowns’ singer dies aged 100

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeGlynis Johns, the star of stage and screen best known for playing Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, has died aged 100.The Tony Award-winning British actor died “peacefully” at an assisted living home in Los Angeles on Thursday (4 January), her manager Mitch Clem confirmed. No cause of death was given.In a statement to the PA news agency, Clem said his heart was “heavy” to lose the “beloved”…

Glynis Johns, who played Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, dies aged 100 | Mary Poppins

Glynis Johns, the Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins, has died aged 100.She died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natural causes, according to her mananger.Johns also introduced the world to the bittersweet Send in the Clowns by the American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the song for her role as Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony in 1973. Sondheim wrote the show’s hit song…