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Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 5, 2012) & Richard Morton Sherman (June 12, 1928) have written some of the best-loved and most recognized songs in motion picture history. One of Disney's most successful songwriting teams, the music of the Sherman Brothers can be heard in such classics ''
Long before Disney audiences were introduced to
Born in Manhattan, the Brothers' father was Tin Pan Alley songwriter Al Sherman, who penned such Depression-era songs as,
In 1951, the Sherman Brothers' first song,
The Sherman Brothers continued to write a string of top ten hits for Annette, including
When Walt acquired the rights to a popular series of books by author P.L. Travers, he handed the brothers their most plum assignment. ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' was the studio's most ambitious film to date, featuring one of Broadway's biggest stars, Julie Andrews, numerous visual effects, impressive combinations of live-action and animation and, of course, music. The Shermans wrote all fourteen songs for the score, which has become one of film's most enduring soundtracks. Mary Poppins also brought the brothers Academy Awards for Best Music Score and Best Song (
It was another of the film's songs,
The Sherman brothers had a huge comeback in 2000 with the score to ''The Tigger Movie'', their first major motion picture effort for Disney in over 28 years. Other significant screenplays and scores include ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', ''Snoopy'', ''Come Home, Tom Sawyer'', ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'', ''Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella'' and ''The Magic of Lassie'', the latter two of which each received an Oscar nomination.
With a career that spans almost 50 years, the Sherman Brothers have amassed numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards (from a total of nine nominations), two Grammy Awards, 23 gold and platinum albums, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They also earned the BMI Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the performing rights organization's 1991 Film/TV Awards.
About their Disney career, Richard said, "There's a line in
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