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    Glynis Johns, Tony winner and ‘Mary Poppins’ actor, dies at 100

    by Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times Jan 04, 2024 2 minutes
    Welsh actress Glynis Johns enters a taxi at London Airport on May 1966.

    LOS ANGELES — Glynis Johns, the Oscar-nominated and Tony-winning actor, dancer and singer who most notably played Mrs. Banks in Disney’s 1964 movie musical “Mary Poppins,” died Thursday in Los Angeles, her manager confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. She was 100.

    “My heart is heavy today with the passing of my beloved client Glynis Johns,” Mitch Clem, Johns’ manager of. “Glynis powered her way through life with intelligence, wit, and a love for performance, affecting millions of lives. ... Her light shined very brightly for 100 years. She had a wit that could stop you in your tracks powered by a heart that loved deeply and purely. Today is a somber day for Hollywood. Not only do we mourn the passing of our dear Glynis, but we mourn the end of the golden age of Hollywood.”

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