Richard Sherman smiling and sitting at a piano with a microphone
The Big Picture Richard M. Sherman, one half of the Sherman Brothers composer duo behind classic songs in films such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died at the age of 95. Sherman passed away due to age-related complications at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. Along with his brother Robert, Sherman was an in-house composer for Disney during the Golden Age of Hollywood and is responsible for much of the studio's enduring musical identity.
Sherman’s death was announced in a statement by Disney, whose CEO Bob Iger expressed gratitude for the brothers’ contributions to the studio’s legacy. He said: The Sherman Brothers Were Inducted as Disney Legends in 1990 Close The brothers won two Oscars for their work on Mary Poppins, for their score, and for the song “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” They also composed the classics “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” and “A Spoonful of Sugar.” After Walt Disney’s death in 1966, they continued working with the studio on projects such as The Oneand Only Genuine Original Family Band , Bedknobs and Broomsticks , and more notably, The Jungle Book .
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