lennonluvr9
Mar 28, 2009, 05:04 AM
Somebody posted this link at Pixar Planet because Helen Parr from the Incredibles made it to #39. Well John's mother eeked in at #50-
Mother's Day: 50 Most Memorable Mums in the arts
As Mother's Day approaches, we profile the 50 most memorable mums - the maternal icons who have left their mark on the world.
From religious iconography to film, TV and literature, from Marge Simpson to the Virgin Mary, mothers have always loomed large in our cultural lives. Our Mother's Day list of the finest matriarchal moments in the arts includes Mamma Mia and Mother Courage, but more suggestions would be welcome.
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50 Julia
John Lennon's mother abandoned him to the care of her sister Mimi. Ten years after she died in a car accident in 1958, he wrote an acoustic ballad in her memory. It became one of the less admired tracks on The Beatles's White Album.
(I wouldnt call it a less-admired track....I love it)
For the complete list (of which i only knew a few people):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/rupertchristiansen/5017240/Mothers-Day-50-Most-Memorable-Mums-in-the-arts.html
Mother's Day: 50 Most Memorable Mums in the arts
As Mother's Day approaches, we profile the 50 most memorable mums - the maternal icons who have left their mark on the world.
From religious iconography to film, TV and literature, from Marge Simpson to the Virgin Mary, mothers have always loomed large in our cultural lives. Our Mother's Day list of the finest matriarchal moments in the arts includes Mamma Mia and Mother Courage, but more suggestions would be welcome.
...............
50 Julia
John Lennon's mother abandoned him to the care of her sister Mimi. Ten years after she died in a car accident in 1958, he wrote an acoustic ballad in her memory. It became one of the less admired tracks on The Beatles's White Album.
(I wouldnt call it a less-admired track....I love it)
For the complete list (of which i only knew a few people):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/rupertchristiansen/5017240/Mothers-Day-50-Most-Memorable-Mums-in-the-arts.html