He and his brother, Robert, teamed up to write the songs for “Mary Poppins” and other Disney classics. They also gave the world “It’s a Small World (After All).”
Richard Sherman, Songwriter of Many Spoonfuls of Sugar, Dies at 95
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Beyond the Obvious Into the Nuance
He and his brother, Robert, teamed up to write the songs for “Mary Poppins” and other Disney classics. They also gave the world “It’s a Small World (After All).”