2.After working on adapting the book for two years, P.L. Travers came to Disney Studios and apparently "didn't like anything" that was written. In recordings and sketches from a 1961 meeting, Travers ...

"I couldn't believe, one tune after another," he said. "I wept" Dick Van Dyke had an emotional reaction upon hearing the music of Mary Poppins for the first time. The actor, now 98, sat down for an ...

She hated me, she hated Julie Andrews,” was Dick Van Dyke’s blunt assessment of PL Travers in the wake of Walt Disney’s ...

Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke, nearing his 100th birthday and book release, reminisced about 'Mary Poppins'. He fondly recalled the opening chimney sweep scene as a favorite and shared amusing ...

It's so fun to revisit, as an adult, the things you loved as a child. From the schoolyard in your hometown that suddenly seems so small, to your favorite novel from college that means so much more now ...

A spoonful of sugar! With maybe just a touch of strychnine. Oldsters, who were kids in 1964, may still recall the hoopla and hysteria around "Mary Poppins," released 60 years ago this August 27.

The Cappies is a writing and awards program that trains high school theatre and journalism students to be expert writers, critical thinkers, and leaders. Student critics vie to be published in local ...

Richard M. Sherman, the prolific composer-lyricist who with his late brother Robert penned some of Disney’s most popular songs including “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and ...