Mimi Smith

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1903 – 1991

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Who was Mimi Smith?

Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith was the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician, John Lennon. Mimi Stanley was born in Liverpool, England; the oldest of five daughters. She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital, and later worked as a private secretary. On 15 September 1939, she married George Smith, who ran his family's dairy farm and a shop in Woolton; a suburb of Liverpool.

After her younger sister, Julia Lennon, separated from her husband, she and her son, moved in with a new partner, but Mimi contacted Liverpool's Social Services and complained about him sleeping in the same bed as the two adults. Julia was eventually persuaded to hand the care of Lennon over to the Smiths. Lennon lived with the Smiths for most of his childhood, and remained close to his aunt, even though she was highly dismissive of his musical ambitions, his girlfriends, and wives.

She often told the teenage Lennon: "The guitar's all right John, but you'll never make a living out of it". In 1965, Lennon bought her a bungalow in Poole, Dorset, where she lived until her death in 1991.

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Born
Apr 24, 1903
Liverpool
Also known as
  • Mary Elizabeth Stanley
  • Mary Elizabeth Smith
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Spouses
Nationality
  • England
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Lived in
  • Liverpool
Died
Dec 6, 1991
Poole

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on July 23, 2013

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