"in 2004, Walt Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to ""Mary Poppins"" from P. L. Travers as early as 1938, but was rebuffed because Travers did not believe a film version of her books would do justice to her creation and did not want an animated cartoon based on it. The books had been a favourite of Disney's daughters when they were children, and he finally succeeded in purchasing the rights in 1961, although Travers demanded and got script approval rights. The relationship between Travers and Disney is detailed in ""Mary Poppins She Wrote"", a biography of Travers,"
"in London in November 2011, from the effects of alcoholic excess. Clippings, Photographs, Objects, Drawings, State Library of New South Wales, MLMSS 5341 , MLOH 62 P. L. Travers Pamela Lyndon Travers, (; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996), was an Australian-born British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Goff was born in Maryborough, Queensland, and grew up in the Australian bush before being sent to boarding school in Sydney. Her writing was"
"P. L. Travers Pamela Lyndon Travers, (; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996), was an Australian-born British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" series of children's books, which feature the magical nanny Mary Poppins. Goff was born in Maryborough, Queensland, and grew up in the Australian bush before being sent to boarding school in Sydney. Her writing was first published as a teenager, and she also worked briefly as a professional Shakespearean actress. Upon emigrating to England at the age of 25, she took"
"Mary Shepard Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox née Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988): ""Mary Shepard: Putting Mary Poppins in the picture"", ""The Times"" of London titled an obituary article. She used her married name Mary Knox outside the publishing industry. She was the daughter of E. H. Shepard, a famous illustrator of children's literature including ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" by A. A. Milne in the 1920s and a 1931 edition of ""The Wind in the Willows"" by"
"Academy Award for Best Actress. British film magazine ""Empire"" included Poppins (as played by Andrews) in their 2011 list of 100 greatest movie characters. A quintessential English nanny, Mary Poppins is a slightly stern but caring woman, who uses magic and self-control to take care of the Banks children. She is usually identifiable by her sensible hat and parrot umbrella which she brings with her wherever she goes on outings. She is kind towards the children, but can be firm when needed. She is ""practically perfect in every way."" In the film version, she is a young woman, with an"
"David Tomlinson David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000) was an English stage, film and television actor and comedian. Having been described as both a leading man and a character actor, he is primarily remembered for his roles as authority figure George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"", fraudulent magician Professor Emelius Browne in ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" and as hapless antagonist Peter Thorndyke in ""The Love Bug"". In 2002, two years after his death, Tomlinson was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend. Tomlinson was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on 7 May 1917, to Florence Elizabeth Tomlinson (née Sinclair-Thomson)"
"Laura Michelle Kelly Laura Michelle Kelly (born 4 March 1981) is an English actress and singer who is best known for playing the role of Mary Poppins in the musical of the same name and originating the role of Sylvia in Finding Neverland. Kelly was born in Totton near Southampton, Hampshire, and moved to a farm on the Isle of Wight with her family, her mother's birthplace and where her father and mother first met. She attended Newchurch Primary, Solent Middle and Sandown High. Her first musical appearance was in ""Bugsy Malone"" in middle school. She studied with a local"
"Karen Dotrice Karen Dotrice ( ; born 9 November 1955) is a British actress, known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's ""Mary Poppins"", the feature film adaptation of the ""Mary Poppins"" book series. Dotrice was born in Guernsey to two stage actors. Her career began on stage, and expanded into film and television, including starring roles as a young girl whose beloved cat magically reappears in Disney's ""The Three Lives of Thomasina"" and with ""Thomasina"" co-star Matthew Garber as one of two children pining for their parents' attentions in ""Poppins"". She appeared in five television programmes"
"communicate with animals) until they grow up and forget about them. Some of her adventures occur in London, others in strange realms which later writers might identify as magical dimensions. In literary terms, she might be described as a character who exists in every conceivable fantasy genre (gothic, mythic, urban, etc.) at once: there are many strange people and phenomena in the world, but only Mary Poppins is familiar with them all. Mary Poppins in the Disney film, as portrayed by Julie Andrews, is also fairly stern but at the same time more gentle, cheerful, and nurturing of the two"
"Ashley Brown Ashley Brown (born February 3, 1982) is an American actress who is best known for playing the titular character in the United States national tour and Broadway productions of ""Mary Poppins"". Brown was born February 3, 1982, in Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of four children. She started singing when she was 6 years old and then started professional singing lessons when she was 14. She studied at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Brown initially caught the attention of casting director Tara Rubin not long after graduating from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. After a successful audition, she"
"Jay Scott Pike Jay Scott Pike (September 6, 1924 – September 13, 2015) was an American comic book artist and commercial illustrator known for his 1950s and 1960s work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, advertising art, and as a good girl artist. He created the DC character Dolphin and co-created the Marvel character Jann of the Jungle. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1924, Jay Scott Pike enrolled at the Art Students League in Manhattan, New York City at what he said was age 15 or 16: ""I know I was partway into high school. I wasn't a"
"'yes' people"". Dotrice had seen so many of her peers struggling with ""all sorts of demons"" while growing up that she didn't want her children becoming actors. She said she gave up her own career when she was asked as a teenager to appear topless on screen. Karen Dotrice Karen Dotrice ( ; born 9 November 1955) is a British actress, known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's ""Mary Poppins"", the feature film adaptation of the ""Mary Poppins"" book series. Dotrice was born in Guernsey to two stage actors. Her career began on stage, and expanded"
"Kenneth Grahame. Shepard graduated from the Slade School of Art. She was 23 when her father was too busy to illustrate ""Mary Poppins"" and Travers discovered her work on a Christmas card. She married E. V. Knox, father of Penelope Fitzgerald. Mary Shepard Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox née Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the ""Mary Poppins"" stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988): ""Mary Shepard: Putting Mary Poppins in the picture"", ""The Times"" of London titled an obituary article. She used her married"
"Zelda Popkin Zelda Popkin (5 July 1898 – 25 May 1983, née Feinberg) was an American author of novels and mystery stories. She created Mary Carner, one of the first professional female private detectives in fiction. Carner was a store detective who appeared in five novels. Connections have been made with Angela Lansbury’s character in the television series ""Murder, She Wrote"" — Jessica Fletcher. Popkin's most successful book was ""The Journey Home"", published in 1945, which sold nearly a million copies. ""Small Victory"", published in 1947, was one of the first American novels with a Holocaust theme, and ""Quiet Street"""
"over his broken promise and returns home. Disney learns that Travers is actually her pen name, taken from her father's given name. Her real name is Helen Goff, and she's actually Australian, not British. This gives Disney new insight into Travers, and he follows her to London. Arriving unexpectedly at her door, Disney tells her that he also had a less-than-ideal childhood, but stresses the healing value of his art. He urges Travers to not let deeply-rooted past disappointments dictate the present. Travers relents and grants Disney the film rights. Three years later, in 1964, ""Mary Poppins"" is to have"
"to various media. The character was first brought to life in an early television play telecast live in 1949 by CBS television, as part of their anthology series ""Studio One"". She was played by character actress Mary Wickes. E.G. Marshall portrayed Mr. Banks and future ""Lassie"" child star Tommy Rettig played Michael. David Opatoshu played Bert, who was a Match Man (a seller of matches) in this version. ""Mary Poppins"" was made into a film based on the first four books in the series by Walt Disney Productions in 1964. According to the 40th anniversary DVD release of the film"
"Lyndon, writing under the pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers, created the fictional character Mary Poppins. Allora Cemetery includes memorials for townsmen and the people of the surrounding district including pastoralist George John Edwin Clark (1834-1907). He and his brother Charles purchased Old Talgai Station in 1868 and it became well known for high-grade merino wool. In 1876 George helped establish the ""Warwick Examiner and Times"" and was the Warwick member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1867-8. Brought up an Anglican he became a priest of the Catholic Apostolic (Irvingite) Church with a private chapel at Talgai. His son George Carr Clark"
"Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, ""The Mousetrap"", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon."
"Dupin is a fictional character created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's ""The Murders in the Rue Morgue"" (1841), widely considered the first detective fiction story. He reappears in ""The Mystery of Marie Rogêt"" (1842) and ""The Purloined Letter"" (1844). C. Auguste Dupin is generally acknowledged as the first detective in fiction. The character served as the prototype for many that were created later, including Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie. Conan Doyle once wrote, ""Each [of Poe's detective stories] is a root from which a whole literature has"
"Radio 4's radio programme ""Desert Island Discs"" in May 1977, Travers revealed that the name ""M. Poppins"" originated from childhood stories that she contrived for her sisters, and that she was still in possession of a book from that age with this name inscribed within. Travers's great aunt, Helen Morehead, who lived in Woollahra, Sydney, and used to say, ""Spit spot, into bed,"" is a likely inspiration for the character. The musical film adaptation ""Mary Poppins"" was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1964. Primarily based on the original 1934 novel of the same name, it also lifted elements from"
"Jane Darwell Jane Darwell (born Patti Woodard, October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than one hundred major motion pictures spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best-remembered for her poignant portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad family in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's ""The Grapes of Wrath"", for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as the Bird Woman in Disney's musical family film, ""Mary Poppins"". Darwell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame."
"Mary Poppins (song) ""Mary Poppins"" is a song from the 2015 stage musical ""Love Birds"" with music and lyrics by Robert J. Sherman. It is sung by ""The Original Quack Pack"", a penguin barbershop quartet who resemble the penguins from the 1964 Walt Disney motion picture, ""Mary Poppins"". In dialogue leading up to the song, the penguins explain that while they did know the same nanny, (Mary Poppins) they are not the same penguins as in the movie. The song expresses their longing for the magical nanny of literary fame. The original quartet of penguins included George Knapper (as ""Puck""),"
"Ruth Atkinson Ruth Atkinson Ford, née Ruth Atkinson and a.k.a. R. Atkinson (June 2, 1918 – June 1, 1997), was an American cartoonist and pioneering female comic book writer-artist who created the long-running Marvel Comics character Millie the Model and co-created Patsy Walker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ruth Atkinson as an infant moved with her family to upstate New York. One of the first female artists in American comic books, she entered the field doing work for the publisher Fiction House beginning either 1942 or 1943, and either on staff or, as noted by the Connecticut Historical Society, through"
"Charlotte Clark Carolyn Clark was an American seamstress who created the first line of Mickey Mouse dolls and other Disney characters. She is also related to Looney Tunes director Bob Clampett. Clark was born Carolyn Geis in Indianapolis, Indiana to German immigrants. She married Frank Clark and moved to Los Angeles around the turn of the century. She died in 1960. Shortly following the release of Walt Disney's ""Steamboat Willie"", Clark designed the first Mickey Mouse doll in early 1930. She obtained permission from the Disney Studio, and the dolls began to appear in the Los Angeles area stores. Demand"
"the name Pamela Lyndon Travers and adopted the pen name P. L. Travers in 1933, while writing the first of eight ""Mary Poppins"" books. Travers travelled to New York City during World War II while working for the British Ministry of Information. At that time, Walt Disney contacted her about selling to Disney Studios the rights for a film adaptation of ""Mary Poppins"", whose sequel ""Mary Poppins Comes Back"" was also in print. After years of contact, which included visits to Travers at her home in London, Walt Disney did obtain the rights and the Disney film ""Mary Poppins"" premiered"
"at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco Presidio, California. Mary Blair Mary Blair (born Mary Browne Robinson; October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978) was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as ""Alice in Wonderland"", ""Peter Pan"", ""Song of the South"" and ""Cinderella"". Blair also created character designs for enduring attractions such as Disneyland's It's a Small World, the fiesta scene in El Rio del Tiempo in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, and an enormous mosaic inside"
"the collection of Disney characters grew, Clark created patterns for Donald Duck, Pluto, Minnie Mouse and other popular characters which were licensed and produced by manufactures worldwide. Charlotte Clark Carolyn Clark was an American seamstress who created the first line of Mickey Mouse dolls and other Disney characters. She is also related to Looney Tunes director Bob Clampett. Clark was born Carolyn Geis in Indianapolis, Indiana to German immigrants. She married Frank Clark and moved to Los Angeles around the turn of the century. She died in 1960. Shortly following the release of Walt Disney's ""Steamboat Willie"", Clark designed the"
"#12, #16, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22 Boy Loves Girl (1952) #25, #26, #28 A Century of Women Cartoonists (1993) - Chapters 4, 5 Ruth Atkinson Ruth Atkinson Ford, née Ruth Atkinson and a.k.a. R. Atkinson (June 2, 1918 – June 1, 1997), was an American cartoonist and pioneering female comic book writer-artist who created the long-running Marvel Comics character Millie the Model and co-created Patsy Walker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ruth Atkinson as an infant moved with her family to upstate New York. One of the first female artists in American comic books, she entered the field doing"
"with her, since they feared to receive a bad reputation sympathizing with Mary Robinson. Mary Robinson (poet) Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1757? – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. During her lifetime she was known as ""the English Sappho"". She earned her nickname ""Perdita"" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's ""The Winter's Tale"") in 1779. She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales. Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née"
"California. Jane Darwell Jane Darwell (born Patti Woodard, October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than one hundred major motion pictures spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best-remembered for her poignant portrayal of the matriarch and leader of the Joad family in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's ""The Grapes of Wrath"", for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as the Bird Woman in Disney's musical family film, ""Mary Poppins"". Darwell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of"
"was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California using painted London background scenes. ""Mary Poppins"" was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim. It received a total of 13 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture – a record for any other film released by Walt Disney Studios – and won five; Best Actress for Andrews, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Song for ""Chim Chim Cher-ee"". In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally,"
"Caroline Sheen Caroline Sheen is a Welsh actress who has played lead roles on stage in the West End alongside TV and film appearances. She won a Helen Hayes award for playing the role of Mary Poppins on the National Tour of America. Born and raised in South Wales, Sheen is married to the actor Michael Jibson. A member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales and Gwent Young People's Theatre, she was named as an Associate Artist of the Watermill Theatre in 2018. Sheen is also an Honorary Fellow of the University of South Wales. Sheen made her West"
"years old. Prior to his death, her mother's sister who is notably firm yet practical came to live with the family, who later served as Travers's main inspiration for the character of Mary Poppins. In Los Angeles, Travers is irritated by what she perceives as the city's unreality and the inhabitants' intrusive friendliness, personified by her limousine driver, Ralph. At the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Travers meets the creative team that are developing ""Mary Poppins"" for the screen: screenwriter Don DaGradi, and music composers Richard and Robert Sherman. She finds their presumptions and casual manners highly improper, a view"