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21 Fascinating Things You Might Not Know About "Mary Poppins"

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BuzzFeed - It’s been almost 50 years since Walt Disney released this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious film. Walt Disney first began pursuing the rights to the book in 1938, but was rejected by the book's author P.L. Travers. Via ebay.com Over the years, Walt Disney continued to make offers for the books' rights. In 1959, he and Travers finally met in person in London. She agreed to option the book to him. Disney Iconic Walt Disney Studios' songwriters — and brothers – Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman, worked on the music for the film for 2.5 years, unaware that the studio did not have the full rights to the book. In 1961, Travers finally sold the rights to Disney on the condition that she get script approval rights. Via bmi.com View Entire List ›

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