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Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Stanley Smith was John Lennon's maternal aunt (older sister of his mother, Julia Stanley Lennon), who raised him from the age of five, though his mother remained close in his life. Mimi and husband George Smith, a dairy farmer, had no children. Mimi said she never wanted kids, but she wanted John.
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∙ 11y agoHis mother Julia was about to lose custody of John, because she was living with a man who wasn't her husband (to whom she was still married), had had another child by an acquaintance (whom she gave up for adoption), and had "no visible means of support" of her own. Mimi and her husband George had no children, and offered John a stabler home.
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∙ 11y agoNot in any recorded songs. He noticed her in the audience during one of his first public performances, and another time in the Cavern Club, approaching the stage and scowling. (She was unhappy at his choice to become a musician.) Both times the song he was singing changed into "Uh oh, Mimi's coming... Mimi's coming up the path..."
Lennon may have alluded to Mimi in his song "Remember": "Do you remember your ma and pa / Just wishing for movie stardom / Always, always playing a part" and other lyrics. (She and her husband George were chiefly responsible for his upbringing.)
In Mark Shipper's parody Beatles biography Paperback Writer, Lennon collaborates with Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan on a never-completed song, "Pneumonia Ceilings", that included the line "Elevators don't tell time anymore / Since Mimi pushed them off the 17th floor". Though the story was fiction, "Pneumonia Ceilings" has nonetheless made it onto some lists of unrecorded Beatles songs.
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∙ 14y agoJohn Lennon lived with his aunt mimi because his parents split up and he had to chose which parent to live with he chose his mom and she gave him to his aunt. he grew up living with his mom
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∙ 11y ago1944
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When did John Lennon move in with his aunt?
John, moved in with his aunt Mimi at the age of four.
When did john lennons aunt mimis husband die?
No, I'm sorry to tell you this. But she passed away. She had stomach cancer and sadly did not make it so she died. I hear about it. If you find anything this answer not true then your welcome to fix it because I don't know much about aunt Mimi Never heard of her. Thankyou
Was john lennons childhood bad?
Yes and no. His father basically abandond John when he was a child and was raised by his aunt Mimi after she contacted the authorities. Aunt Mimis husband George gave John a harmonica and tought him crossword puzzles and how to read. George died in 1955 when John was away on vacation. When John grew older he began to see more of his mother (she tought him banjo) befor she was killed by a drunk off-duty policeman when John was 17.
What gift did John Lennon's aunt Mimi receive from a Beatle fan?
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Who looked after John Lennon when hes mother died?
He still lived with his aunt Mimi.
When did John Lennon move in with his aunt?
John, moved in with his aunt Mimi at the age of four.
When did john lennons aunt mimis husband die?
No, I'm sorry to tell you this. But she passed away. She had stomach cancer and sadly did not make it so she died. I hear about it. If you find anything this answer not true then your welcome to fix it because I don't know much about aunt Mimi Never heard of her. Thankyou
Who looked after John Lennon when he was born?
He was raised by his Aunt Mimi
Was john lennons childhood bad?
Yes and no. His father basically abandond John when he was a child and was raised by his aunt Mimi after she contacted the authorities. Aunt Mimis husband George gave John a harmonica and tought him crossword puzzles and how to read. George died in 1955 when John was away on vacation. When John grew older he began to see more of his mother (she tought him banjo) befor she was killed by a drunk off-duty policeman when John was 17.
What was John Lennon's aunt's name?
His Aunt Mimi was who he lived with when his parents died, he lived by Strawberry Fields
What gift did John Lennon's aunt Mimi receive from a Beatle fan?
Picture
Who looked after John Lennon when hes mother died?
He still lived with his aunt Mimi.
How did John Lennon's aunt Mimi die?
Of old age - she was 85 - and died in a nursing home.
What is the name of the street where John Lennon grew up?
He lived on 251 Menlove Avenue with his Aunt Mimi
Where does john Lennon live now?
He lives in heaven when he was young he lived with his aunt mimi, in Liverpool England.
When did john Lennon's Aunt mimi's husband dies?
John Lennon's uncle George Smith died June 5, 1955.
What was john Lennons hobbie?
reading
