{"id":70983,"date":"2024-05-27T00:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T04:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=70983"},"modified":"2024-05-27T00:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T04:39:16","slug":"richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70985\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/richard-sherman.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/richard-sherman.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/richard-sherman-300x173.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> Together with his brother Robert, Richard Sherman composed over 150 songs for the Walt Disney Company, leaving an indelible mark on the world of music.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrated younger half of the Sherman Brothers, Richard M. Sherman, whose musical genius earned the duo two Oscars and two Grammys, passed away on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 95. His passing was confirmed by the Walt Disney Company. Richard&#8217;s brother, Robert, passed away in 2012.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2697028197\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A New York native, born on June 12, 1928, Sherman relocated to Beverly Hills, California, with his family at the tender age of 9. His father, Al Sherman, himself a renowned songwriter, encouraged Richard and his elder brother Robert to collaborate, a partnership that would flourish into a legendary songwriting duo.<\/p>\n<p>The Sherman Brothers\u2019 first recorded song by Gene Autry in 1951, \u201cGold Can Buy You Anything But Love,\u201d paved the way for their breakthrough hit \u201cTall Paul,\u201d capturing the attention of Walt Disney. Subsequently, they were appointed as staff songwriters for the Walt Disney Studios. Among their most famous creations was \u201cIt\u2019s a Small World After All,\u201d initially composed for the 1964 New York World\u2019s Fair and subsequently becoming a beloved anthem within Disney theme parks worldwide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70986\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-the-set-of-Mary-Poppins.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-the-set-of-Mary-Poppins.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/on-the-set-of-Mary-Poppins-300x180.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard, left, and Robert Sherman, right, on the set of Mary Poppins, with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Photograph: Disney\/Sportsphoto\/Allstar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1965, the Sherman Brothers were awarded two Oscars\u00ae for their contributions to \u201cMary Poppins,\u201d winning Best Original Score and Best Original Song for \u201cChim Chim Cher-ee,\u201d further cementing their legacy in cinematic history.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_L4qauTiCY4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Along with his brother, he was nominated seven more times throughout the 1970s for other films including \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang,\u201d &#8220;The Jungle Book,&#8221; and \u201cBedknobs and Broomsticks.\u201d He also won a Grammy Award\u00ae for Best Original Score for \u201cMary Poppins.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-586173849\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FOTZJ8EFgpk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_M._Sherman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More About Richard Sherman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together with his brother Robert, Richard Sherman composed over 150 songs for the Walt Disney Company, leaving an indelible mark on the world of music. The celebrated younger half of the Sherman Brothers, Richard M. Sherman, whose musical genius earned the duo two Oscars and two Grammys, passed away on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[2311],"tags":[94,10280,157,14411],"class_list":["post-70983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obit","tag-disney","tag-mary-poppins","tag-obituary","tag-richard-sherman"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95. - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Together with his brother Robert, Richard Sherman composed over 150 songs for the Walt Disney Company, leaving an indelible mark on the world of music. The celebrated younger half of the Sherman Brothers, Richard M. Sherman, whose musical genius earned the duo two Oscars and two Grammys, passed away on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-27T04:37:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-27T04:39:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"444\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95.\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-27T04:37:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-27T04:39:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\"},\"wordCount\":341,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"disney\",\"Mary Poppins\",\"obituary\",\"Richard Sherman\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Obit\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\",\"name\":\"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95. - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-27T04:37:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-27T04:39:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp\",\"width\":666,\"height\":444},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95. - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95.","og_description":"Together with his brother Robert, Richard Sherman composed over 150 songs for the Walt Disney Company, leaving an indelible mark on the world of music. The celebrated younger half of the Sherman Brothers, Richard M. Sherman, whose musical genius earned the duo two Oscars and two Grammys, passed away on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2024-05-27T04:37:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-27T04:39:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":444,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95.","datePublished":"2024-05-27T04:37:38+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-27T04:39:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/"},"wordCount":341,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp","keywords":["disney","Mary Poppins","obituary","Richard Sherman"],"articleSection":["Obit"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/","name":"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95. - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp","datePublished":"2024-05-27T04:37:38+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-27T04:39:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp","width":666,"height":444},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/27\/richard-m-sherman-the-acclaimed-mary-poppins-lyricist-passed-away-at-95\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Richard M. Sherman, the Acclaimed \u201cMary Poppins\u201d lyricist, passed away at 95."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d9771bc18cd2dc9f943285b8991604b9daa4e9c946c102fe5588c3c25ac52295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Richard_M_Sherman_april_2014_retouched_cropped.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79629,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/22\/abc-presents-a-two-night-special-event-to-commemorate-the-diamond-anniversary-of-mary-poppins-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":70983,"position":0},"title":"ABC Presents a Two-Night Special Event To Commemorate the Diamond Anniversary of &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"November 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"ABC presents a two-night special event commemorating the 60th anniversary of what is long considered one of Walt Disney's crowning motion picture masterpieces, \"Mary Poppins.\" First, \"The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20\/20,\" a two-hour special from ABC News Studios chock full of rarely seen footage,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mary-poppins-20241121.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mary-poppins-20241121.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mary-poppins-20241121.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mary-poppins-20241121.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62893,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/08\/abc-news-studios-announces-the-once-in-a-lifetime-documentary-event-disney-100-a-century-of-dreams-a-special-edition-of-20-20-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":70983,"position":1},"title":"ABC News Studios Announces the Once-in-a-Lifetime Documentary Event &#8220;Disney 100: A Century of Dreams &#8211; A Special Edition of 20\/20&#8221; [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"December 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"ABC News Studios announced today \"Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20\/20,\" the documentary special event commemorating the 100th anniversary of one of the most beloved entertainment companies in the world. The documentary takes viewers on a magical journey that started in 1923, featuring a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Disney-100.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Disney-100.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Disney-100.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38692,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/15\/prime-video-welcomes-richard-sherman-as-thursday-night-football-analyst\/","url_meta":{"origin":70983,"position":2},"title":"Prime Video Welcomes Richard Sherman as &#8220;Thursday Night Football&#8221; Analyst","author":"morty","date":"June 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Five-time All-Pro to join HOFer Tony Gonzalez on the set of Prime Video's pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage during the streamer's inaugural season as the exclusive home of TNF 495 Tackles 37 INTs 5x Pro Bowler 5x All-Pro Super Bowl XLVIII Champion. And now he\u2019s on our Thursday Night Football\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/richard-sherman-football-feat.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/richard-sherman-football-feat.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/richard-sherman-football-feat.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62420,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/30\/victor-j-kemper-american-cinematographer-dies-at-age-96\/","url_meta":{"origin":70983,"position":3},"title":"Victor J Kemper, American Cinematographer Dies at Age 96","author":"morty","date":"November 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Victor Jay Kemper was born in Newark, New Jersey on April 14, 1927, as the son of Florence (n\u00e9e Freedman) and Louis Kemper. He was a graduate of Seton Hall University. As a cinematographer, Kemper collaborated extensively with director Arthur Hiller. Kemper worked with the leading directors of the 1970s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Obit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Obit","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/obit\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Victor-Kemper-ASC.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Victor-Kemper-ASC.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Victor-Kemper-ASC.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53512,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/28\/prime-video-orders-new-drama-etoile-from-emmy-award-winning-creators-amy-sherman-palladino-and-daniel-palladino-straight-to-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":70983,"position":4},"title":"Prime Video Orders New Drama, &#8220;Etoile,&#8221; From Emmy Award-Winning Creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, Straight to Series","author":"morty","date":"April 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Prime Video today announced a two season order of \u00c9toile, a new eight-episode original series from Emmy\u00ae-winning creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, who will write, direct, and executive produce. The series is set to star Emmy winner Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Camille Cottin (Call My Agent!), Simon\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/amazon-650.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/amazon-650.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/amazon-650.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35539,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/07\/apple-tv-lands-black-panther-drama-the-big-cigar-executive-produced-by-naacp-image-award-winner-janine-sherman-barrois-don-cheadle-jim-hecht-and-joshuah-bearman-with-andre-holland-in-discussi\/","url_meta":{"origin":70983,"position":5},"title":"Apple TV+ Lands Black Panther Drama &#8220;The Big Cigar,&#8221; Executive Produced by NAACP Image Award-Winner Janine Sherman Barrois, Don Cheadle, Jim Hecht and Joshuah Bearman, with Andre Holland in Discussions to Star","author":"morty","date":"April 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple TV+ announced today \"The Big Cigar,\" a new six-episode limited series executive produced and written by Jim Hecht (\"Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty\"), and executive produced and showrun by NAACP Image Award-winner Janine Sherman Barrois (\"Claws,\" \"The Kings of Napa\"), with Don Cheadle (\"No Sudden Move,\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/appletvplus-450.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}