Richard M. Sherman

Songwriter

Birthday June 12, 1928

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE May 25, 2024 (95)

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About

Best known for teaming up with his brother Robert to write songs for Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and other musical films. His song "It's a Small World" has garnered over 12 million streams on Spotify. 

Before Fame

He studied music at Bard College. 

Trivia

He and his brother were two-time Academy Award winners for their work on Mary Poppins and 2005 inductees in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

Family Life

He married his second wife, Ursula Elizabeth Gluck, in 1957. They had two children together. 

Associated With

He wrote songs for two movies starring Dick Van Dyke