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| The story
of the nanny who comes to the aid of the Banks family was Julie Andrews'
feature film debut. Set in 1910 Edwardian London, she takes us on a mixed
live action and animation journey as the magical 'practically perfect' Mary
Poppins from first arriving out of the sky at 17 Cherry Tree Lane in answer
to an advert for a replacement nanny until the day comes when 'the wind
changes' and she knows she's no longer needed. The film was released in
1964 (August 27th in Los Angeles, September 24th in New York, December 23rd
in the UK) and was based on the original stories by P.L.Travers. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson with screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradia and produced by Walt Disney at the Disney Studios in Burbank, California, worldwide it grossed nearly $103 million becoming the highest grossing film of the year. The music was written by Richard M and Robert B Sherman with Irwin Costal arranging and conducting the film's score giving rise to a whole host of memorable songs including 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious', 'A Spoonful of Sugar', 'Step in Time' and 'Feed the Birds'. Supporting cast included Dick van Dyke as her friend (and man of many jobs) Bert, David Tomlinson as the children's father and Glynis Johns as their mother. Dick was mocked for his Cockney accent but it was felt this added to the charm of the film rather than detracting from it. Julie won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, a BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, a Golden Globe for Best Actress-Comedy or Musical and the Laurel Award for Musical Performance Female; she was also nominated for Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and in 2021 she won the OFTA Award for Best Character. The film overall was nominated for and took a whole host of awards, some of which included both Julie and Dick. A biographical drama, 'Saving Mr Banks', about the making of the film was released in 2013 and a follow up to the film itself, 'Mary Poppins Returns' was released in 2018. |
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"Overture" (Instrumental) "Sister Suffragette" "The Life I Lead" "The Perfect Nanny" "A Spoonful of Sugar" "Pavement Artist" "Jolly Holiday" "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" "Stay Awake" "I Love to Laugh" "A British Bank (The Life I Lead)" "Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)" "Fidelity Fiduciary Bank" "Chim Chim Cher-ee" "Step in Time" "A Man Has Dreams" "Let's Go Fly a Kite" |
Richard M. Sherman,
Robert B. Sherman |
Mary
Poppins Bert / Mr Dawes Snr. Mr Banks Mrs Banks Ellen the maid Mrs Brill the cook Jane Banks Michael Banks Katie Nanna The Constable Admiral Boom Uncle Albert The Bird Woman Mr Dawes Jr. Mr Binnacle - Admiral's servant Gentleman in bank Chimney Sweep |
Julie
Andrews Dick Van Dyke David Tomlinson Glynis Johns Hermione Baddeley Reta Shaw Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Elsa Lanchester Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Ed Wynn Jane Darwell Arthur Malet Don Barclay Frank Baker (uncredited) Robert Banas (uncredited) |
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