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- Birth nameMary Elizabeth Stanley
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- Aunt Mimi
- Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley; 24 April 1906 - 6 December 1991) was the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician, John Lennon. Mimi Stanley was born in Toxteth, 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, Julia and her son, young John Lennon, 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. Despite later losing touch with other family members, Lennon kept in close contact and telephoned her every week, until his death in 1980. The Smiths' house in Liverpool was later donated to The National Trust.- IMDb Mini Biography By: MmMOI
- SpouseGeorge Smith(? - June 1955) (his death)
- RelativesJulia Lennon(Sibling)John Lennon(Niece or Nephew)Julia Baird(Niece or Nephew)
- Maternal aunt of Julia Baird, who was Julia Lennon's daughter and younger half sister of musician John Lennon.
- Maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician, John Lennon.
- Older sister of Julia Lennon, who was musician's John Lennon mother.
- Sister-in-law of Alfred Lennon.
- Grand-aunt of Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon.
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