Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins wafted into the Ahmanson Theatre on her magic umbrella Sunday evening, and even those who think they've outgrown her carpetbag of enchantment will have to admit that her timing is, to use one of her pet phrases, "practically...

In this article: Mary Poppins, Bert, P.L. Travers, Walt Disney, Oscar, Gavin Lee, and Julie Andrews

...the comfort of your (or your partner's) belly. Yet you will persist with your pram plans because otherwise how will you fulfill your Mary Poppins fantasy of wheeling around your 21st-century perambulator or feel you are getting value for...

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Nominated for the Best Actress Oscar (for her performance in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" in 1964, which she lost to Julie Andrews for "Mary Poppins") and two Golden Globes (for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy for "The...

In this article: Debbie Reynolds, Katherine Hepburn, M-G-M, Sutton Foster, Broadway, American Comedy Awards, and Oscar

...a hit, and soon the duo were the only songwriters Walt Disney had under contract. The trio seemed simpatico: Disney had them read P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins," and they decided six chapters could be turned into a film; Disney had underlined...

In this article: Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney, P.L. Travers, Dick Van Dyke, Robert B. Sherman, Feed the Birds, Oscars, It's a Small World, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

...songwriting partnership of Robert and Richard Sherman, which peaked with their collaboration on the Walt Disney musical version of "Mary Poppins" in 1964, will no doubt find an enduring niche on the Disney Channel. For the moment let me...

In this article: Walt Disney, Academy Award, Richard Sherman, Moon River, In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Days of Wine and Roses, That Old Black Magic, and St. Louis Woman

...Dalmatians" (1961) and "The Sword in the Stone" (1963) came out in rapid succession to moderate success. The spectacular success of "Mary Poppins" in 1964-including 13 Academy Awards-paved the way for more blended Walt Disney films,...

In this article: Walt Disney, Academy Awards, Snow White, World War II, Donald Duck, The Fox and the Hound, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, and The Jungle Book

...one of the first patients in the world to have man-made tissue injected into her voice box. The operation ruined her soprano voice and she sued the New York surgeons, accepting GBP600,000 (EUR664,000) in an out-of-court settlement. But...

In this article: The Sound of Music, Polyethylene glycol, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Langer, New York, and US

..."I just don't want to fall or say dumb things, so I'll keep my fingers crossed." And Katie gushed: "She is amazing - we have Mary Poppins and The Sound Of Music playing a lot in our house right now." Andrews recognised her fellow...

In this article: Renee Zellweger, Katie Holmes, Julie Andrews, Hollywood, God, Spanx, Emily Blunt, The Sound of Music, and Julianne Moore

Fellow Actresses Share their Fascination with the Iconic "Mary Poppins" Star at Elle Magazine's Women in Hollywood Tribute Photo Julie Andrews, along with many other leading ladies, was honored at Elle Magazine's Women in Hollywood...

In this article: Julie Andrews, Renee Zellweger, Carol Burnett, Katie Holmes, Zoe Saldana, Blake Edwards, Hollywood, and Walt Disney

...were honored alongside legendary actress Julie Andrews. Saldana burst into song - "A Spoonful of Sugar" - at the thought of meeting the "Mary Poppins" star. Zellweger said she'd "certainly be star-struck" when she met the actress. "I...

In this article: Julie Andrews, Renee Zellweger, Carol Burnett, Katie Holmes, Zoe Saldana, Blake Edwards, Walt Disney, and Los Angeles