PRACTICALLY PEERFECT

A post-script to my tribute to Robert Sherman, here is one of my treasured possessions: the large format Golden Press Mary Poppins film book...



...signed by Bob and Dick when I first met them in 1987; Julie Andrews, following an interview at the Dorchester in 2007...


...and Peter Ellenshaw when I interviewed him on stage at London's National Film Theatre in 1979...


Still hoping to, one day, meet Dick Van Dyke!

ROBERT B SHERMAN (1925-2012)

I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing, yesterday, of Robert B Sherman who, with his brother Richard M Sherman, was one of the all-time great showbiz song-writing partnerships.

Their words and music provided the background score to my childhood and to that of many others.

Later, I had the great good fortune to get to know Bob and Dick as friends and have fond memories of conversations (often seated around a piano) about their songs for films, shows and television and, of course, their unique collaboration with Walt Disney.

Rest in peace, Bob.

It's a world of laughter, a world or tears,
It's a world of hopes, it's a world of fears,
There's so much that we share,
That it's time we're aware,
It's a small world after all.

You can read my further thoughts on Bob Sherman here