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Where Mary Poppins cast are now as Glynis Johns dies aged 100 – including Dick Van Dyke’s 46-year age gap marriage

One tragic star died at 21 and another revealed her horror over a botched op

IT's 60 years since the Disney classic Mary Poppins was released and this week the world lost one of its iconic stars.

Glynis Johns, who starred as mum and suffragette Winifred Banks, has died at the age of 100 after a glittering showbiz career.

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Glynis Johns with David Tomlinson, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber in the 1964 movie
Glynis Johns has died at the age of 100Credit: Zuma Press

The endearing musical catapulted British actress Julie Andrews to fame and has been watched by generations of children for almost six decades.

But what happened to the rest of the cast - from kids Michael and Jane to the fleet-footed Dick van Dyke?

Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins

Amazingly, Mary Poppins was Julie's film debut, when she was 29 years old.

Child star Karen Dotrice later said the star shocked the kids by swearing and smoking in full prim Edwardian nanny get-up,

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She also reportedly had a car sticker that read "Mary Poppins is a junkie."

The Brit star won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film and went onto star in The Sound of Music the next year.

But the accomplished singer and actress was devastated after a botched throat operation in 1999 left her unable to sing, and she later sued the US surgeons for an undisclosed amount.

Julie turned down a cameo role in the 2018 reboot Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily Blunt, reported to be worth £790,000, telling director Rob Marshall: "This is Emily’s show and I want her to run with this."

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at the age of 100. According to her publicist Mitch Clem, Glynis was living in West Hollywood, California, at the time of her death.

Matthew Garber - Michael Banks

Matthew Garber, bottom left, tragically died at the age of 21Credit: Getty - Contributor

Matthew was just eight when he starred as little Michael in the film.

He went on to star in The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Gnome Mobile, both alongside his on-screen sister Karen.

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Tragically Matthew Garber died at the age of 21 after contracting hepatitis on a trip to India, which developed into pancreatitis.

Co-star Karen paid tribute to the child actor, saying: "He was how he looked — an imp, and I loved being his shadow.

"He loved being naughty, finding and jumping off of small buildings on the back lot. While I was Victorian proper and wouldn't let myself get dirty or muddy, Matthew had a great sense of fun and danger.

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"He was a daredevil and could have been a race car driver. And he did live a full life over his 21 years."

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