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When Disney offered her the role of the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964), Darwell declined the role. Walt Disney, still insistent, personally drove to the retirement home to plead with her and she agreed to take the part.
Mar 17, 2019 · Mary Poppins (1964) - The Bird Woman. Tess Carvelli. 4.14K subscribers. Subscribed. 172. 61K views 5 years ago. The Bird Woman's (Jane Darwell) cameo in Disney's Mary Poppins ...more....
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Had retired in 1959 and was living at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, when she was approached by Walt Disney Pictures to play the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964).
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Mary Poppins: Directed by Robert Stevenson. With Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns. In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
In the movie, on the way to the bank, their father discourages the children from feeding the birds, while Mary Poppins, who had sung the song to the children the previous night, was on her day off. Academy Award winner Jane Darwell played the Bird Woman, her last screen appearance.
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