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- Julie Andrews
- Dick Van Dyke
- David Tomlinson
- Glynis Johns
- Karen Dotrice
- Matthew Garber
Julie Andrews had already been a revered force of live theater, both in England and via her Broadway performances in My Fair Lady (1956) and Camelot (1960). The actress’ solo singing voice is first heard in Poppins in the signature tune “A Spoonful of Sugar,” a memorable performance rivaled by the slower, more sublime “Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Ba...
Dick Van Dyke portrayed Poppins’ ever-cheerful friend and potential amorous interest Bert, a singing, dancing, one-man-band who also works as a visual artist, chimney sweep and kite seller. The actor’s popular sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show was still running during his turn in Poppins, and Van Dyke would go on to star in several other Disney movies,...
A trained pilot, David Tomlinson was a veteran of the British stage and screen by the time he took on the role of the uptight banking officer George W. Banks. Though initially assuming thatPoppins would be a box office flop, Tomlinson maintained ties with the Disney organization and went on to star in other films from the studio — the sentient race...
Glynis Johns had established a rich film career before her role as the voting rights mother Winnifred Banks in Poppins, belting her memorable line from “Sister Suffragette”: “Our daughters’ daughters will adore us…” and running to support women who were persecuted for their activism. From the late 1930s through the ’60s, Johns starred in dozens of ...
Karen Dotrice portrayed the older Banks sibling, Jane. Dotrice had previously appeared with Poppins brother Matthew Gerber in The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963), and the two once again played siblings in The Gnome-Mobile (1967), both Disney productions. Dotrice did some acting work in the 1970s, culminating in a prominent role in the film The Thir...
Born into a family of performers, the cherubic Matthew Garber stole the show as Michael Banks with his refusal to give his tuppence to his father’s bank. Garber appeared in The Three Lives of Tomasina and The Gnome-Mobile, and stopped acting after the latter film. He died in 1977 at the age of 21 from pancreatitis. The condition developed due to a ...
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers 's book series Mary Poppins.
Comedy Family Fantasy. In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father. Director. Robert Stevenson. Writers. Bill Walsh. Don DaGradi. P.L. Travers. Stars. Julie Andrews. Dick Van Dyke. David Tomlinson. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.59.
- Robert Stevenson
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Aug 18, 2023 · Entertainment. THEN AND NOW: The cast of the original 'Mary Poppins' 59 years later. Jillian Selzer. Updated. Aug 18, 2023, 8:07 AM PDT. Julie Andrews played Mary Poppins over 50 years ago....
- Jillian Selzer
- Disney Plus
Jan 19, 2024 · Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) Julie Andrews played Mary Poppins. Picture: Alamy. Mary Poppins fans might know that the film was actually Julie Andrews' big screen debut at the age of 29. After winning an Oscar for Best Actress, Julie Andrewswent on to bag a role in The Sound of Musicthe next year.
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Feb 5, 2021 · Andrews made the leap to film stardom in 1964 with lead roles in The Americanization of Emily, opposite James Garner, and Mary Poppins. It was as the lovable, magical nanny in Mary Poppins that...
