Richard M. Sherman passed away Saturday at the age of 95 due to age-related illness at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, the Walt Disney Company announced. Sherman, a celebrated musical legend and half of the Academy Award-winning Sherman Brothers songwriting duo, crafted some of the most iconic songs in film history.
The Walt Disney Company his death with an official statement on its website. Throughout his 65-year career, Sherman collected numerous honors, including nine Academy Award nominations and two Oscar wins for his work on a 1964 classic, “Mary Poppins.” Sherman also won three and earned 24 gold and platinum albums, the statement noted.
Richard M. Sherman, two-time Oscar winner who collaborated with brother Robert B. Sherman on the songs for “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and the enduring Disneyland tune “It’s a Small World (After All),” has died.
He was 95. — Variety (@Variety) Sherman’s influence stretched across cinema, television, Broadway and theme parks, shaping various aspects of entertainment, the Walt Disney Company stated. The Sherman brothers notably crafted unforgettable songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” which won them an Oscar for Best Original Song, and the universally beloved “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
” BEVERLY HILLS, CA – AUGUST 02: Composer Richard Sherman performs onstage during the ‘American Experience: Walt Disney’ panel discussion at the PBS portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at.
