Richard M. Sherman
June 12, 1928 (96 years old) in New York, New York
Richard Morton Sherman (June 12, 1928 - May 25, 2024) was an American songwriter. He worked in musical movies with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were in live action and animated musical films including: "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," "The Slipper and the Rose," and "Charlotte's Web." Their most well-known work is the theme park song "It's a Small World (After All)."
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- 2024 · The Last Verse as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2020 · Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives as Self
- 2015 · Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Himself
- 2014 · The Real Mary Poppins as Self
- 2013 · Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies as Self - Participant
- 2009 · Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self
- 2009 · The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story as Self
- 2008 · The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs as
- 2006 · Three Little Words: Two Swell Guys as Self
- 2006 · Till The Clouds Roll By: Real to Reel as Self
- 2006 · Fred MacMurray: With Fondness as Self
- 2005 · The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz as Self
- 2005 · From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella as Self
- 2005 · The Art of Mary Blair as Self
- 2004 · Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' as Self
- 2004 · The Family Band Album as Self
- 2003 · The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith as Composer
- 2001 · Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Self
- 2001 · Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - The Sword in the Stone as Self
- 2001 · Songs of the Silly Symphonies as
- 2000 · The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature as Self
- 2000 · Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond as
- 1996 · The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece as Self - Songwriter
- 1964 · Mary Poppins as Penguin / Pearly (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self