Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" — as well as the most-played tune on Earth, "It s a Small World (After All)" — has died. He was 95.
Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who penned songs for "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book," died Saturday at 95.