Having your book made into a movie has to be every writer’s dream, right? Not in the case of the authors below who went on ...

In 1934, the writer P.L. Travers introduced Mary Poppins, who quickly became the ideal of the no-nonsense British nanny for generations of children. The character was named for her tendency to pop ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In SAVING MR. BANKS, the film based upon taking MARY POPPINS from the page to the ...

For over 50 years, Mary Poppins was, to most of us, the sweet-faced Julie Andrews in her feature film debut. From the second she floated down on her umbrella to Cherry Tree Lane in the 1964 Disney ...

Appearing this Christmas season from Walt Disney Pictures, “Mary Poppins Returns” is the long-awaited sequel to the beloved Julie Andrews film. It’s surprising that audiences had to wait 54 years. The ...

As the respective creators of Mickey Mouse and Mary Poppins, two of the most cheerful, beloved characters around, it’s odd to imagine studio head Walt Disney and author P.L. Travers quarreling. But ...

It’s a home that can only be described as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers lived in this charming four-bedroom house in ...

Disney is rife with reboots, but Mary Poppins Returns is decidedly a "sequel, not a remake" — as Lin-Manuel Miranda's Twitter is eager to remind fans. Not only that, but it's based on books you can ...

When P.L. Travers died in 1996, I wrote a tribute in the Los Angeles Times and confessed that I have pressed copies of "Mary Poppins" on friends who, only familiar with the Disney version, responded ...

Author P.L. Travers was notoriously wary of signing over the rights to her famous children’s character, Mary Poppins, to Walt Disney. In fact, an entire movie—2013’s Saving Mr. Banks—was made about ...

The actress also reveals which Mel Brooks comedy she thinks is a "work of great genius" and the French film that made her say, "I can't not be involved in this business." By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor ...