Sherman brothers

Robert B. Sherman (left) and Richard M. Sherman (2002)

Robert (left) and Richard Sherman (center) with US President George W. Bush at the 2008 National Medal of Arts award

The brothers Robert Bernard Sherman (born December 19, 1925 in New York City , † March 5, 2012 in London ) and Richard Morton Sherman (born June 12, 1928 in New York City) were an American composer duo of the mid-1950s until the early 1970s.

Life and style

They are best known for their collaboration with Walt Disney , for whose films they mainly wrote songs and occasionally film scores . The most successful were the film and later stage musical Mary Poppins and the musical cartoon The Jungle Book . They also wrote the songs for the film musicals Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng , Aristocats and The daredevil witch in her flying bed .

The Sherman brothers composed swing , jazz , country and vaudeville numbers. Most of their oeuvre was created for film and stage musicals.

37th Award 1965 : Best Original Song - Chim Chim Cher-ee from Mary Poppins - won
37th Awarded 1965: Best Substantially Original Score - Mary Poppins - won
41st Award 1969 : Best Original Song - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from Tschitti Tschitti Bang Bang - nominated
44th Award 1972 : Best Original Song - The Age of Not Believing from Bedknobs & Broomsticks - nominated
44th Award 1972: Best Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score - Bedknobs & Broomsticks - nominated
46th Award 1974 : Best Scoring Original Song Score And / Or Adaptation - Tom Sawyer - nominated
50th award 1978 : Best Original Song - The Slipper and the Rose Waltz from The Slipper and the Rose - nominated
50th award 1978: Best Scoring Original Song Score And / Or Adaptation - The Slipper and the Rose - nominated
51st Award 1979 : Best Original Song - When You're Loved from Our Lassie ( The Magic of Lassie ) - nominated

1977: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - The Slipper and the Rose - nominated

1965: Best Original Score for a Motion Picture or Television Show - Mary Poppins - won
1965: Best Recording for Children - Mary Poppins - won
1966: Best Recording for Children - Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree - nominated
1968: Best Recording for Children - The Jungle Book ( The Jungle Book ) - nominated
1970: Best Recording for Children - Tschitti Tschitti Bang Bang - nominated
1971: Best Recording for Children - Aristocats - nominated
1973: Best Original Score for a Children's Show - Snoopy Come Home - nominated
1974: Best Original Score for a Musical Show - Over Here! - nominated
1975: Best Recording for Children - Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too - won

2000: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production - Round My Family Tree from Tiger's Great Adventure ( The Tigger Movie ) - nominated
2003: Winsor McCay Award for lifetime achievement and contribution to animation - won

BMI

1977: Pioneer Award ( Los Angeles , California ) - won
Lifetime Achievement Award (award for: 1991 Lifetime Achievement -; Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles) won

1985: Dogcar award given at the Hollywood Bowl in front of 20,000 spectators
1990: Disney Legends Award presented at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank
2010: Window on Main Street, USA at Disneyland Anaheim in honor of the Sherman brothers' contributions to Disney theme / theme parks

1965: First place in the Golden Laurel - Best Song - Chim Chim Cher-ee from Mary Poppins
1965: Second place in the Golden Laurel - Music Men
1966: Third place in the Golden Laurel - Best Song - That Darn Cat! from Alles für die Katz ( That Darn Cat! )

Theater Museum Award

Christopher Award

Further honors

1973: First Place Award at the Moscow International Film Festival - Best Music - Tom Sawyer - won
1976: Awarded a star for "Richard & Robert Sherman" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (in front of 6914 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles )
1984: Golden Videocassette Award for the Best-selling video cassette of all time - Mary Poppins - won
Variety Club Award for Best Musical - 2003 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - won
2005: Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (Marriott Hotel in Times Square , New York City )
2008: Awarded the National Medal of Arts to Richard and Robert Sherman by then US President George W. Bush on November 17, 2008 in the White House . The National Medal of Arts is the highest honor that the United States government can give to artists.

Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman: Walt's Time. From Before to Beyond. 252 S. Camphor Tree, Santa Clarita 1998, ISBN 0-9646059-3-7 .

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