Songwriter Robert B. Sherman, best known for penning the
infectious Disney tunes "It's a Small World After All" and
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," died Monday, March 5 in London.
While few details are currently known about the
circumstances, news of the 86-year-old's death was posted by Sherman's son Jeff
late Monday evening via Facebook.
Sherman had accumulated a slew of prestigious awards
throughout his career, including two Academy Awards, one Grammy Award and many
more nominations. With his brother Richard Sherman -- together known as The
Sherman Brothers -- he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
1976. The duo was featured in a retrospective album, released by Disney Records
in 1992, titled The Sherman Brothers: Disney's Supercalifragilistic Songwriting
Team.
Sherman was born on Dec. 19, 1925 in New York City.
Read son Jeff's post below:
Hello to family and friends,
I have very sad news to convey.
My Dad, Robert B. Sherman, passed away tonight in London. He
went peacefully after months of truly valiantly fending off death. He loved
life and his dear heart finally slowed to a stop when he could fight no more.
I will write more about this incredible man I love and
admire so much when I am better rested and composed. He deserves that.
In the meantime, please say a prayer for him. As he said, he
wanted to bring happiness to the world and, unquestionably, he succeeded. His
love and his prayers, his philosophy and his poetry will live on forever.
Forever his songs and his genius will bring hope, joy and love to this small,
small world.
I love you, Dad.
Safe travels.
Love,
Jeff
Sherman's List of works
Major film scores
The Parent Trap,
1961
In Search of the
Castaways, 1962
Summer Magic, 1963
The Sword in the
Stone, 1963
Big Red, 1963
Mary Poppins, 1964
That Darn Cat!,
1965
The Happiest
Millionaire, 1967
The Jungle Book,
1967
The One and Only,
Genuine, Original Family Band, 1968
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 1968
The Aristocats,
1970
Bedknobs and
Broomsticks, 1971
Snoopy, Come Home,
1972
Charlotte's Web,
1973
Tom Sawyer, 1973
Huckleberry Finn,
1974
The Slipper and
the Rose, 1976
The Many
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, 1977
The Magic of
Lassie, 1978
Magic Journeys,
1982
Winnie the Pooh
and a Day For Eeyore, 1983
Little Nemo:
Adventures in Slumberland, 1992
The Mighty Kong,
1998
Winnie the Pooh:
Seasons of Giving, 1999
The Tigger Movie,
2000
The Jungle Book,
2016
Christopher Robin,
2018
Motion picture screenplays
A Symposium on Popular
Songs (uncredited), 1962
Mary Poppins, 1964
(*treatment only, uncredited)
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer, 1973
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, 1974
The Slipper and
the Rose, 1976
The Magic of
Lassie, 1978
Blue Echoes, 1982
(*unproduced)
Ferdinand the
Bull, 1986 (*TV screenplay)
Stage musicals
Victory Canteen,
1971 (Ivar Theatre, L.A.)
Over Here!, 1974
(Broadway, NY)
Dawgs, 1983
(Variety Arts Center, L.A.)
Busker Alley, 1995
(U.S. Tour)
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 2002 (London)
Mary Poppins, 2004
(London)
On the Record
2004-5 (U.S. Tour)
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 2005 (Broadway, NY)
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 2005 (UK Tour)
Busker Alley, 2006
(Broadway, NY - *one night only)
Mary Poppins, 2006
(Broadway, NY)
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 2007 (Singapore)
Mary Poppins, 2008
(UK Tour)
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 2008 (Second UK Tour)
Mary Poppins, 2008
(Stockholm)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(US Tour)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(Copenhagen)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(Budapest)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(Shanghai)
Mary Poppins, 2010
(Australia)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(South Africa)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(Amsterdam)
Mary Poppins, 2009
(Helsinki)
Summer Magic, 2012
(Morristown, Tennessee)
The Jungle Book,
2013 (Chicago, Illinois)
The Jungle Book,
2013 (Boston, Massachusetts)
A Spoonful of
Sherman, 2014 (London)
Mary Poppins, 2015
(Vienna, Austria)
Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, 2015–16 (UK Tour)
Mary Poppins,
2015–16 (UK Tour)
A Spoonful of
Sherman, 2017 (London)
A Spoonful of
Sherman, 2018 (UK/Ireland Tour)
A Spoonful of
Sherman, 2019 (San Jose, CA)
Mary Poppins, 2019
(London Revival)
A Spoonful of
Sherman, 2019 (Singapore)
Theme park songs
There's a Great
Big Beautiful Tomorrow for the 1964 New York World's Fair attraction Carousel
of Progress as part of General Electric's Progressland pavilion, later moved to
Disneyland then to Walt Disney World.
The Best Time of
Your Life for the Walt Disney World version of the Carousel of Progress, later
replaced with the show's original theme in 1993.
Miracles from
Molecules for Adventure Thru Inner Space
One Little Spark
for Journey Into Imagination
The Many
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (attraction)
"it's a small
world (after all)" for the 1964 New York World's Fair attraction Pepsi
Presents WALT DISNEY'S "it's a small world" - a Salute to UNICEF and
the World's Children then adapted to each Disney Park installation of
"it's a small world".
"The Astuter
Computer Revue" for the 1982 premiere of the CommuniCore Exhibit at EPCOT.
Magic Highways for
Rocket Rods
Makin' Memories
for Magic Journeys
The Tiki, Tiki,
Tiki Room for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
"We Meet the
World with Love" and Meet the World for the same exhibit in Tokyo
Disneyland
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