Robert B. Sherman

ABOUT ROBERT B. SHERMAN

Wrote countless scores for films, including Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with his brother Richard.

He played the violin and piano as a young boy.

He and his brother won two Academy Awards and a Grammy Award for their work on Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical film.

His father was Al Sherman who was also a songwriter.

He wrote songs popularized by such stars as Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.