“Chim-chiminey, chim-chiminey, chim-chim cher-ee, when you’re with a sweep, you’re in glad company.” So sings Julie Andrews in a memorable moment from the classic movie “Mary Poppins,” but Andrews’ ...

Long resistant to film adaptations of her Mary Poppins books, P.L. Travers finally succumbed to the entreaties of Walt Disney, and the result is often considered the finest of Disney's personally ...

Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke, nearing his 100th birthday and book release, reminisced about 'Mary Poppins'. He fondly recalled the opening chimney sweep scene as a favorite and shared amusing ...

The Sherman brothers were struggling Hollywood songwriters when Walt Disney assigned them to his adaptation of “Mary Poppins.” Their tunes helped send the film aloft.

What follows is the review of the original "Mary Poppins" film that appeared in the Sept. 25, 1964, edition of Newsday. A sequel, "Mary Poppins Returns," starring Emily Blunt as the nanny, hits ...

Never need a reason, never need a rhyme: Mary Poppins is out of step with the times. That's according to an Oregon professor who wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times that asserts the 1964 film ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) - Social media is in uproar after a U.S. academic accused Disney's 1964 classic film "Mary Poppins" ofpromoting 'blackface' in the famous chimney sweeping scene. In an opinion ...

John Berryhill was enchanted when he saw Bert the chimney sweep in Disney’s 1964 family favorite “Mary Poppins” for the first ...

Mary Poppins is about to make a new, magical appearance on the big screen in the upcoming "Mary Poppins Returns." The sequel, set to be released this coming December, will feature Emily Mortimer as ...

Mar. 7—ALEXANDRIA BAY — A cast of 30 at Alexandria Central School will present "Mary Poppins" for three shows on Friday and Saturday. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney ...