🪦 Richard Sherman

[Erestor Arcamen]

Richard M. Sherman, the Academy Award-winning composer who was part of a songwriting team with his late brother, Robert, has died due to age-related illness at 95. The Sherman brothers wrote the scores for two dozen films, many for Disney — among them, Mary Poppins (for which they won two Oscars), The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/25/1119947006/richard-sherman-dead-disney-composer

 

[Deimos]

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/25/1119947006/richard-sherman-dead-disney-composer

Good heavens... I had no idea he was still alive 😮

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Good heavens... I had no idea he was still alive 😮

Me neither. I knew that his brother had died but didn’t know he did. Ironically, I’m reading Dick Van Dyke’s autobiography and just had read about him meeting the Sherman brothers before they started filming Mary Poppins.

 

[Deimos]

Me neither. I knew that his brother had died but didn’t know he did. Ironically, I’m reading Dick Van Dyke’s autobiography and just had read about him meeting the Sherman brothers before they started filming Mary Poppins.

Did you know that Dickie is still alive?
I would not have guessed that. He's 98 (or there-abouts) .

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Did you know that Dickie is still alive?
I would not have guessed that. He's 98 (or there-abouts) .

Yeah, he’s one of my favorite actors ever. Reading his bio is making me like him even more. He’s so genuine and seems like just a super good person all around.

 

[Deimos]

Yeah, he’s one of my favorite actors ever. Reading his bio is making me like him even more. He’s so genuine and seems like just a super good person all around.

Too bad you aren't in Phoenix this weekend.
He's appearing at Phoenix Fan Fusion (think SDCC on a really small scale 🙄 😄...)

 

[Deimos]

@Erestor Arcamen ...you mentioned Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.
I'm guessing you've seen the movie (because Dick VD was in it.)
You know it was based on a book... and (without Googling it) do you know who wrote the book?
The answer surprises not a few people.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

@Erestor Arcamen ...you mentioned Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.
I'm guessing you've seen the movie (because Dick VD was in it.)
You know it was based on a book... and (without without Googling it) do you know who wrote the book?
The answer surprises not a few people.

Yeah I’ve seen it. Wasn’t the book written by

Spoiler

Roald Dall

?

 

[Deimos]

Yeah I’ve seen it. Wasn’t the book written by

Spoiler

Roald Dall

?

No...I'd expect maybe a few people to know...maybe S-e-S.
I have a Hardbound copy of it...

Surprised? 😄



Some of the illustrations....

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I knew it was someone I’d read, couldn’t remember for sure though.

 

[Deimos]

I knew it was someone I’d read, couldn’t remember for sure though.

I have no idea what percentage of younger folks who watch the James Bond movies know that the character is from a book.
And even if some of them know it, I wonder if they could identify the author.
Even some not so young folks have been surprised to learn that the creator of James Bond is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
(Except that the CCBB story is cloak-and-dagger stuff).
Fleming was never a member of Britain's S.I.S., altho' he was a Naval Intelligence officer during WWII.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I have no idea what percentage of younger folks who watch the James Bond movies know that the character is from a book.
And even if some of them know it, I wonder if they could identify the author.
Even some not so young folks have been surprised to learn that the creator of James Bond is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
(Except that the CCBB story is cloak-and-dagger stuff).
Fleming was never a member of Britain's S.I.S., altho' he was a Naval Intelligence officer during WWII.

I love the movies, not that they’ve all aged great lol but admit while I knew his name was Ian Fleming, I’ve never read the books. I do have a few though and they’re on my to be read pile.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

I have no idea what percentage of younger folks who watch the James Bond movies know that the character is from a book.
And even if some of them know it, I wonder if they could identify the author.
Even some not so young folks have been surprised to learn that the creator of James Bond is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
(Except that the CCBB story is cloak-and-dagger stuff).
Fleming was never a member of Britain's S.I.S., altho' he was a Naval Intelligence officer during WWII.

I knew that, and his cousin was Christopher Lee!!

CL