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Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley; 24 April 1906 – 6 December 1991) was a maternal aunt and the parental guardian of the English musician John Lennon. Mimi Stanley was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, [2] the oldest of five daughters. She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital and later worked as a ...
Mimi Smith (born May 13, 1942) is an American visual artist. She is a pioneer in early feminist and conceptual art focusing on clothing sculpture and drawing installation. She lives and works in New York City.
Julia Lennon (née Stanley; 12 March 1914 – 15 July 1958) was the mother of English musician John Lennon, who was born during her marriage to Alfred Lennon.After complaints to Liverpool's Social Services by her eldest sister Mimi Smith (née Stanley), she surrendered the care of her son to Mimi.
His aunt and uncle, Mimi and George Smith, raised him like a son. John is close to his Uncle George, who dies suddenly when John is 14. John becomes curious about his mother, who has since had three daughters, one of whom was placed for adoption. He becomes obsessed with rock and roll music during a visit to Blackpool with Julia. When John is ...
Bessie Smith, left, and Queen Latifah, right, as Smith in "Bessie." Three Lions/Getty Images; HBO Portraying the "Empress of Blues" "left this mark on me," Queen Latifah told NPR .
When Lennon was performing in Hamburg with the Beatles, Powell rented his bedroom at 251 Menlove Avenue in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton from his aunt and legal guardian, Mimi Smith. After Powell became pregnant with their son Julian , the couple married in August 1962, and they lived at Kenwood in Weybridge from 1964 to 1968, where she kept ...
Photo cred: Alamy. For those who don't remember, the 1995 seven time Emmy nominated show followed Drew (also Drew Carey), as an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store, and ...
Smith was born in East Orange, New Jersey. She attended Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, New Jersey. [1] [2] Smith starred as Mimi in Jonathan Larson's Broadway production of Rent. She was also the poster girl for Rent, displayed on taxi cabs in New York City and posters across the country. She left the role of Mimi to record her ...