Richard M Sherman, who penned Disney charm in ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Jungle Book’, dies at 95
Viral video shows real-life Bambi-Thumper from Disney; netizens say, ‘Art imitated life’ | WatchThe Walt Disney Co. announced that Sherman died Saturday due to age-related illness.
“Generations of moviegoers and theme park guests have been introduced to the world of Disney through the Sherman brothers' magnificent and timeless songs. Even today, the duo's work remains the quintessential lyrical voice of Walt Disney," the company said in a remembrance posted on its website.Their hundreds of credits as joint lyricist and composer also include the films "Winnie the Pooh", "The Slipper and the Rose", "Snoopy Come Home", "Charlotte's Web" and "The Magic of Lassie".
Their Broadway musicals included 1974's "Over Here!" and stagings of "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in the mid-2000s."Something good happens when we sit down together and work," Richard Sherman told The Associated Press in a 2005 joint interview. "We've been doing it all our lives.
Practically since college we've been working together."Their awards include 23 gold and platinum albums and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They became the only Americans ever to win first prize at the Moscow Film Festival for "Tom Sawyer" in 1973 and were inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 2005.President George W.
Bush awarded them the National Medal of Arts in 2008, commended for music that "has helped bring joy to millions".Most of the songs the Shermans wrote — in addition to being catchy and playful — work on multiple levels for different ages, something they learned from Disney."He once told us, early on in our career, 'Don't insult the kid — don't write down to the kid. And don't write just for the adult.' So we write for grandpa and the 4-year-old
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