She was born Glynis Margaret Payne Johns to Welsh parents on October 5, 1923, in Pretoria, South Africa. Johns made her theatrical debut in October 1923 at just three weeks old, carried onto the London stage by her grandmother, Elizabeth Steele Payne, She made history when she received a degree to teach dance by age 10, and by 12, she had won 25 gold medals for dance in England. A year later,...
