A look inside Glynis Johns’ scandalous love life: How the Mary Poppins actress outlived all four husbands and her only child before dying at 100
Glynis Johns, who played Mrs Banks in Disney’s 1964 classic Mary Poppins, has died aged 100.
The actress had an incredible career spanning eight decades, starring in numerous films including Hostile Hostages, Miranda and The Court Jester.
Outside of the world of TV and film, the Tony Award-winning actress had quite a colorful love life.
The starlet married a total of four times in her entire life and outlived all of her ex-husbands.
MailOnline takes an inside look at the love life of legendary British actress Glynis Johns.
Famed Mary Poppins actress Glynis Johns has passed away at the age of 100 (Photo: Glynis attending a Hollywood event celebrating Mary Poppins’ 40th anniversary in 2004)
The actress has starred in many famous films, including Hostile Hostages, Miranda and The Court Jester (pictured clockwise from top left: David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice in Mary Poppins)
Although Clynis had a successful acting career, she was not so lucky in love: she married a total of four times (photo: Glynis Johns and her fourth husband, Elliott Arnold in 1984)
MailOnline takes a look at the love life of legendary British actress Glynis Johns (photo 1964)
Who were the husbands of Glynis Johns?
The Mary Poppins actress tied the knot four times over the course of her century-long life.
She saw her first husband, Anthony Forwood, in 1941 while rehearsing for Quiet Wedding, where she played bridesmaid Miranda Bute.
The year that followed, the English actor asked for Glynis’s hand in marriage a month after their first date in 1942.
They welcomed an only child, Gareth Forwood, on October 14, 1945 in Marylebone, London.
Their marriage ended just three years after the birth of their son. The reason given for the divorce was ‘adultery’. The sun reports.
But Glynis didn’t give up on love and eventually became romantically involved with Encore co-star Antony Darnborough in 1951.
Antony put the question to Glynis from Sunningdale Golf Club in Berskhire.
However, their love affair was not meant to happen as their marriage failed.
Glynis met her first husband Anthony Forwood in 1941 while rehearsing for the film Quiet Wedding. They share a son – Gareth Forwood – together (photo: Anthony and Glynis with their son Gareth in 1946)
After her first marriage fell apart, Glynis was briefly engaged to Encore co-star Antony Darnborough (pictured 1951), but the couple never married.
After the failed romance, the single mother married Royal Navy officer David Foster in Manhattan, New York, in 1952.
Four years after her divorce from David in 1956, the actress made it official with her third husband, businessman Cecil Henderson.
Cecil claimed that their marriage failed because Glynis was unfaithful.
Her last husband came in the form of United States Air Force Captain and writer Elliott Arnold.
They walked down the aisle in Los Angeles in 1964 and divorced nine years later in 1973.
When asked if she might tie the knot for the fifth time after divorcing in 1973, she said The sun: ‘I would tread very softly in that area. Very soft.
“I certainly wouldn’t do anything rash again, and I would have to have a lot in common with whoever I wanted to marry next time.”
Glynis outlived all four of her husbands, including her only son, Gareth, who died of a heart attack on October 16, 2007.
the Tony Award-winning actress married businessman David Foster in 1952 (pictured)
She married her third husband, Cecil Henderson, in 1956, but their marriage eventually fell apart. Cecil claimed this was the result of Glynis’ affair (photo: Cecil and Glynis in 1960)
Glynis outlived all four of her husbands and her only child, Gareth, who died of a heart attack in 2007 (photo: Glynis and Gareth in 1959)
Glynis’s nearest living relative, his grandson, Thomas Forwood, the child of her son Gareth (photo 1971) and Veronqiue Lecoq
Thomas Forwood spent a lot of time with his grandmother Glynis and is now a writer and film director (photo: Glynis in 1982)
Does Glynis Johns have any living relatives?
Currently, her nearest living relative is her grandchild, Thomas Forwood, 48.
He was born on March 25, 1974 in Wimbledon to Gareth Forwood and French mother Veronique Lecoq.
According to The sun, Thomas was largely raised by his grandmother Glynis.
He eventually became a writer and film director, working on numerous films including Simon, Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks, Le Moment Venu and more.
He discusses his grandparent with the Daily Expresshe said, ‘My grandmother had the most incredible career over many decades and produced this enormous body of work,’
“There’s so much of it. I have only seen a fraction of it myself. But I am very proud of her.
‘It was strange growing up and saying to my friends, ‘Oh, my grandma was in Batman.’ Or seeing her in Mary Poppins.’