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muriel_volestrangler

(101,339 posts) Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:37 PM Mar 2012

Mary Poppins songwriter Robert B Sherman dies aged 86

Robert B Sherman, who penned songs for Disney classics including Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book with his brother Richard M, has died in London aged 86.
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and It's a Small World (After All) were among the Shermans' many compositions.

The sibling duo won two Oscars and were nominated for seven others.
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The Aristocats, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and the Winnie the Pooh shorts were among other Disney productions to feature their words and music.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17269548

And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Too many to list in the 4 paragraph limit.

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Mary Poppins songwriter Robert B Sherman dies aged 86 (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 OP

I can't tell you how many times my kids played the scene in Jungle Book with Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #1

There's a fascinating documentary about the Sherman brothers. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #2

The documentary is sad in many respects OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #3

And they wrote such chipper, upbeat tunes and lyrics. Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #4

I can remember singing 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' in the parking lot right after seeing Mary Poppins! Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2012 #5

I post this in the interest of balance. rug Mar 2012 #6

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

1. I can't tell you how many times my kids played the scene in Jungle Book with

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:49 PM

Mar 2012

the "I wanna be just like you" song. Over and over and over.

The man was a genius.

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)

2. There's a fascinating documentary about the Sherman brothers.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 05:21 PM

Mar 2012

It was directed and produced by their sons.
"The Boys: The Sherman Brothers"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys:_The_Sherman_Brothers%27_Story

RIP to a Disney legend.

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)

3. The documentary is sad in many respects

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:00 PM

Mar 2012

The brothers don't have a great relationship, but somehow managed to make it work as a songwriting team. Ironically, I think being half a world apart (physically - one in England and one in the US) improved their relationship in their latter years. RIP