GLYNIS JOHNS ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY * 99 🎂
GLYNIS JOHNS
Stage and Film Actress
"Welsh-born stage and film actress, dancer, pianist, and singer whose entertainment career spanned from 1935 through 1999. She is reputed to be one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Glynis Johns' career highlights include an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1960 for the movie, The Sundowners. She received a Tony Award for Best Actress in the Stephen Sondheim musical, A Little Night Music (the song “Send in the Clowns” was reportedly penned specifically for her). She performed in Walt Disney’s musical motion picture, Mary Poppins, where she sang the rousing tune, “Sister Suffragette.” Ms. Johns was named a Disney Legend in 1998."
"Johns starred in the comedy Josephine and Men (1955) and supported Danny Kaye in The Court Jester (1956). Annakin used her again in Loser Takes All (1956) and she was one of the many actors who made cameos in Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
Johns returned to Broadway to play the title role in a production of Major Barbara (1956). Johns stayed in America to make the melodrama All Mine to Give (1956).
Johns returned to Britain to make Another Time, Another Place (1958) with Lana Turner and was in Shake Hands with the Devil (1959). Johns starred in The Spider's Web (1960) and had a supporting role in The Sundowners (1960), which earned her an Oscar nomination.
Johns starred in the remake of The Cabinet of Caligari (1962) and was one of several stars in The Chapman Report (1962). She supported Jackie Gleason in Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) and was in Too True to Be Good on Broadway in 1963.
Johns was cast in 1961 in the ABC/Warner Bros. crime drama The Roaring '20s. She portrayed Kitty O'Moyne, an Irish immigrant who falls overboard into the harbor as she arrives in the United States. In the 1962–63 television season, Johns guest-starred in the CBS anthology series The Lloyd Bridges Show. In the autumn of 1963, she and Keith Andes starred as a married couple in her eponymous CBS television series Glynis, in which she played a mystery writer and Andes a criminal defense attorney. The program was canceled after thirteen episodes.
Johns appeared as Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins (1964) and played James Stewart's wife in Dear Brigitte (1965). She was in The King's Mare at the Garrick Theatre in 1966.
Johns appeared in various character roles in Don't Just Stand There! (1968) and Lock Up Your Daughters (1969). She made a guest appearance as villainess Lady Penelope Peasoup in the Batman TV series in 1967. She turned increasingly to stage work, appearing in A Talent to Amuse (1969), Come as You Are (1969–70), and Marquise (1971–72).
Johns appeared in A Little Night Music (1973) on Broadway. The song "Send In the Clowns" was written with her in mind.[10] In 1973, she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Desiree Armfeldt." [ Wikipedia ]
MUSIC
The Glamorous Life (Made Popular By "A Little Night Music") (Karaoke Version) · Party Tyme Karaoke
Party Tyme Karaoke - Show Tunes 11
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Released on: 2018-09-21
Producer: Sybersound
Composer Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
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"Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music karaoke/instrumental (Key: E)
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Composer Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
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