Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and others celebrate the movie's lasting legacy.
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and others celebrate the movie's lasting legacy.Julie Andrews, in costume as Mary Poppins, and Walt Disney pose with teacups during the production of 1964's"Mary Poppins."For 60 years, generations of families have had spoonfuls of sugar, dancing penguins and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious delightfully woven into their lives, thanks to Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins.
As Poppins takes her young wards on a journey across early 1900s London, they're joined by Bert, a charming jack of all trades, played by Dick Van Dyke. She also demanded the right to approve the script, which the hands-on Disney was resistant to allow. This saga inspired its own movie -- "Saving Mr. Banks" -- in 2013, with Tom Hanks as Disney and Emma Thompson as Travers.
Despite being rebuffed by Travers twice, Disney wasn't about to give up on bringing her character to the silver screen. He again inquired about the rights in 1959, and ultimately agreed to pay Travers' $750,000 asking price. She also served as a consultant, got a slice of the movie's profits and the script approval Disney was previously against.
However, the recordings also reveal that she sang along with "Feed the Birds" --- the same tune that proved key for Disney himself. Once Travers learned about the casting, she called Andrews shortly after the actress had given birth. The Sherman Brothers played a major role in convincing P.L. Travers, author of the"Mary Poppins" books, that Disney's approach to the movie was the right one."The songs had a kind of rumpty-tum vaudeville quality to them," she said. "And vaudeville was my background as a kid. So, I grasped that I probably could embrace what Walt was offering."
"All of the animation really was shot in front of a giant screen on a sound stage, with none of the characters in the animation in front of us," Andrews said. "So, we had to pretend." The movie got rave reviews and generated massive profits for Disney. Andrews' performance earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress, and it was a major hit at the 1965 Oscars.
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