Richard M. Sherman, Oscar-winning composer who co-wrote songs for 'Mary Poppins,' 'It's a Small World,' dies at 95.

Obituary

Composer Richard M Sherman, who wrote songs for Disney film classics such as Mary Poppins has died aged 95 in Beverly Hills. Sherman partnered with his late brother Robert, and the pair won two Oscars in 1965 for their work on Mary Poppins. Some of the brothers' best-known compositions include the Jungle Book's Trust in Me and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Truly Scrumptious.


      His death was announced in a statement by Disney, which said Sherman passed away "due to age-related illness" at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

      The Sherman brothers were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and received the US National Medal of the Arts in 2008.

     

 

     


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