"Mary Poppins"
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“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and - SNAP - the job's a game.”
— Mary Poppins
“Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, if you say it loud enough,
you'll always sound precocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!” — song lyric from the 1964 movie
“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, the medicine go down, the medicine go down. Just a spoonful of sugar
helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way.” — song lyric from the 1964 movie
Synopses
The setting is #17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, home of the Banks family consisting of Mr. & Mrs. Banks, their children Jane & Michael, and baby twins John & Barbara.
The Books
Mary Poppins (books, 1934-1988) entry at Wikipedia
Mary Poppins (character) entry at Wikipedia
searching on Amazon is quite unwieldy, in this case: search on 'Mary Poppins' returns almost 1,000 titles
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"Mary Poppins" published 1934
"Mary Poppins" (Essential Modern Classics) Nov 3, 2008
https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-Essential-Modern-Classics/dp/0007286414/
"Mary Poppins (Italian Edition)" [2014 ] by Pamela Lyndon Travers , L. Bompiani
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IMYZS6C/
"Mary Poppins / Meri Poppins / Meri Popinz" Russian-language books
Airis-Press bilingual pb [2013] for $40.94 M. Rosmen hardcover [2015] for $19.99 M. Rosmen hardcover [2016] for $19.99 M. Rosmen hardcover [2017] for $30.44 M. Rosmen hardcover [2018] for $36.19 |
"Mary Poppins Comes Back" published 1935
"Mary Poppins Opens The Door" published 1943
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_Opens_the_Door
"Mary Poppins In The Park" published 1952
"Mary Poppins From A To Z" published 1962
"Mary Poppins In The Kitchen" published 1975
"Mary Poppins In Cherry Tree Lane" published 1982
"Mary Poppins and The House Next Door" published 1988
"Gingerbread Shop" [1952] an adapted version of the 'Mrs. Corry chapter from "Mary Poppins"
"Mr. Wigg's Birthday Party" [1952] an adapted version of the 'Laughing Gas' chapter from "Mary Poppins"
"The Magic Compass" [1953] an adapted version of the 'Bad Tuesday' chapter from "Mary Poppins"
"Mary Poppins Up, Up, and Away" [grades K-4; 2017] by Hélène Druvert
A charming storybook with ornate, laser-cut pages and delicate illustrations that pays homage to Mary Poppins' preferred mode of transport Thames & Hudson 11x8½ hardcover [1/2017] for $16.96 |
"Mary Poppins Complete Collection" [2010] by P.L. Travers, Illustrated by Mary Shepard not really 'complete': includes six of the eight books in a single volume (omitting "... A to Z" and "... In the Kitchen") HarperCollins Children's Books 9¼x6 pb [2010] for $25.82 | |
"Mary Poppins: 80th Anniversary Collection" [2014] by P.L. Travers, Illustrated by Mary Shepard, Foreword by Gregory Maguire includes the first four books in a single volume: "Mary Poppins", "Mary Poppins Comes Back", "Mary Poppins Opens The Door", and "Mary Poppins In The Park" Kindle Edition from H.M.H. Books for Young Readers [6/2018] for $6.64 H.M.H. Books for Young Readers 8¼x5½ hardcover [10/2014] for $19.05 | |
"Mary Poppins Boxed Set" [2015] by P.L. Travers, Illustrated by Mary Shepard includes the first four books in a slipcover boxed set: "Mary Poppins", "Mary Poppins Comes Back", "Mary Poppins Opens The Door", and "Mary Poppins In The Park" H.M.H. Books for Young Readers 8x5¼ pb [10/2015] 4 books for $22.28 | |
"Mary Poppins Complete Collection" Boxed Set [2016] by P.L. Travers, Illustrated by Mary Shepard not really 'complete': includes six of the eight books in five paperback volumes in a slipcover boxed set (omitting "... A to Z" and "... In the Kitchen") HarperCollins Children's Books 8½x5¾ pb [2016] for $23.72 HarperCollins Children's Books 7¾x5 pb [2017] for $30.64 |
"Myth, Symbol, and Meaning In Mary Poppins: The Governess As Provocateur" [2006] by Giorgia Grilli, Foreword by Neil Gaiman Kindle Edition from Routledge [10/2013] for $44.28 {sic} Routledge 9x6 pb [11/2014] for $46.61 {sic} Routledge 9¼x6¼ hardcover [11/2006] for $114.58 {sic} |
"Mary Poppins" live broadcast [CBS-TV Dec 1949]
episode of "Studio One In Hollywood" b&w TV series [1948-58]
A London banker trying to raise two children hires a new nanny . . . Produced & adapted by Worthington Miner; directed by Paul Nickell; starring Mary Wickes, E.G. Marshall, Valerie Cossart, Iris Mann, Tommy Rettig, David Opatoshu, Dorrit Kelton VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb |
"Mary Poppins" musical film [Disney Sept 1964] /tt0058331
#25 box office as-of 2011 "Mary Poppins" musical feature [Walt Disney Aug 1964] 78,181,800 tickets
"Mary Poppins: the story of Walt Disney's motion picture, authorized edition" [] by Mary Carey, Bob Totten, et al.
http://www.amazon.com/Poppins-Disneys-motion-picture-authorized/dp/B000PW3CTE/ hardcover = novelization?
"Jackanory" TV series [BBC-TV 1965-1996 & CBBC-TV 2006]
The "Jackanory" half-hour TV show broadcast various narrators reading a book, often a children's classic, with occasional static illustrations; the series produced over 3,500 episodes, of which ten were based on "Mary Poppins" stories by P.L. Travers
IMDb series listing • entry at Wikipedia |
"Meri Poppins, Do Svidaniya (Mary Poppins, Goodbye)" two-part TV musical
[Mosfilm Russia Jan 1984]
2-part color musical TV movie from Mosfilm in Russia; a London banker trying to raise two children hires a new nanny . . . • Directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze; written by Vladimir Valutskiy, loosely based on 'Mary Poppins' stories by P.L. Travers; starring Natalya Andreychenko, Albert Filozov, Lembit Ulfsak, Oleg Tabakov, Larisa Udovichenko, Filipp Rukavishnikov, Anna Plisetskaya, Irina Skobtseva, Zinoviy Gerdt, Marina Nudga, Gali Abaydulov, Semyon Sokolovsky, Igor Yasulovich, Ilya Rutberg
Russian-language DVD-R with English subtitles [2014] for $11.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Real Mary Poppins" TV movie [Australia 2013] "The story of a complex woman who escaped her upbringing in rural Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, reinventing herself and her past along the way" Directed by Lisa Matthews; featuring Alice Zahalka & Leeanna Walsman bare credits at IMDb • Region 1 Blu-ray/DVD not available Palace Films widescreen color DVD [2013] out of prodn/used in Australia Region 4 format only | |
"The Secret Life of Mary Poppins: A Culture Show Special" [BBC Scotland Nov 2013] hour-long TV documentary film in color and b&w • Directed by Andrew Thompson; hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell; readings by Yonnie Fraser; featuring Jenny Koralek, Cameron Mackintosh, film historian Brian Sibley, actress Emma Thompson, and granddaughter Kitty Travers; with archive footage of P.L. Travers, Camillus Travers, Walt Disney, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb watch full movie [12/2013 upload; 58:27] online at YouTube |
"Mary Poppins Returns" sequel [Walt Disney Studios Dec 2018] /tt5028340/
'Mary Poppins Returns' Gets a Taste of Bond, With Ben Whishaw Casting; already set to star Emily Blunt as Poppins, Lin-Manuel Miranda as a lamplighter
named Jack, and Meryl Streep as Poppins’ cousin Topsy, Whishaw will play the grown-up Michael Banks ann 8/2015
http://movies.disney.com/mary-poppins-returns
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_Returns
"Mary Poppins Returns: Deluxe Novelization" Nov 13, 2018 by Walt Disney Pictures and Kathy McCullough
https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-Returns-Deluxe-Novelization/dp/1328512746/
The Author
author P.L. Travers [1899-1996]
Born Helen Lyndon Goff August 9, 1899 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; she acted for a while under the name Pamela Travers, then left for England in 1924; she wrote as as P.L. Travers until her success with "Mary Poppins" in 1934 and continued writing stories and articles and stageplays for children & adults; she spent the war years (1939-1945) in the United States, and spent the summer of 1944 living in a boarding house in Window Rock, Arizona on the Navajo reservation.
P.L. Travers was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) on the 1977 New Year Honours List; she died on 23 April 1996 in Chelsea, London, England.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871308/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._L._Travers
browse the P.L. Travers Store {returns 120+ titles} at Amazon
incomplete P.L. Travers credits [since 1949] at Internet Movie Database
"A Lively Oracle: A Centennial Celebration of P.L. Travers, Magical Creator of Mary Poppins" [1999] by Ellen Dooling Draper & Jenny Koralek Larson Publns 8½x5½ pb [11/99] for $15.95 | |
"Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers" [1999 & 2005] by Valerie Lawson
Kindle Edition from Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [12/2013] for $11.99 Simon & Schuster movie tie-in 9x6 pb [12/2013] for $16.00 Simon & Schuster 9½x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] out of print/many used Aurum Press 8½x5½ hardcover [8/2005] out of print/used "Out of The Sky She Came: The Life of P.L. Travers" [1999] by Valerie Lawson Belladonna Books 9¼x6 pb [2000] out of print/used Belladonna Books 9½x6¼ hardcover [1999] out of print/used | |
"The Shadow of Mary Poppins" TV documentary [Australia Aug 2002] 55-minute color TV documentary produced by Ian Collie; directed by Lisa Matthews; narrated by Pamela Rabe bare credits at IMDb • official movie homepage |
Emma Thompson portrayed Mary Poppins creator P.L. Travers in "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013) /tt2140373/
https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Mr-Banks-Emma-Thompson/dp/B00GPWEPZ8/
Other Works by P.L. Travers
"Moscow Excursion" [Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934]
"I Go By Sea, I Go By Land" [Peter Davies, 1941]
"Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories" [Reynal & Hitchcock, 1941] by P.L. Travers
http://www.amazon.com/Aunt-Sass-Christmas-P-L-Travers/dp/0316386588/ [Oct 20, 2015]
"Ah Wong" [Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943]
"Johnny Delaney" [Reynal & Hitchcock, 1944]
"Stories" [1952]
"The Fox At The Manger" [Collins, 1963]
"In Search of The Hero: The Continuing Relevance of Myth and Fairy Tale" [1970]
from a lecture series she gave at Scripps College in Claremont, California
"Friend Monkey" [Collins, 1972] based on the Indian epic "The Ramayana"
"George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff" [Traditional Studies Press, 1973]
"About The Sleeping Beauty" [Collins, 1975]
"Two Pairs of Shoes" [Viking Press, 1980]
"What The Bee Knows: Reflections On Myth, Symbol, and Story" [Codhill Press, 1989]
"(May 1972) Addison, David Heneker and her musical, "Popkiss", was performed at the Arts Theatre in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England with Daniel Massey, Patricia Hodge, Joan Sanderson, Hazel Hughes, Charles Kay, John Standing, Isla Blair, Bernard Horsfall and Mary Millar in the cast. Richard Cottrell was the director.
"(1976) her play, "Plunder", was performed in a National Theatre production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Frank Finlay, Dinsdale Landen, Diana Quick and Dandy Nichols in the cast. Michael Blakemore was the director.
original illustrator Mary Shepard [1909-2000]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shepard
Stageplays, Other Media
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the 1934 "Mary Poppins" book was turned into a stage play around 1940
"Mary Poppins" Broadway musical [2006] musical stage production based on the 1964 film and the novels by P.L. Travers; debuted in 2004 in London's West End District; produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh & Walt Disney Theatrical and directed by Richard Eyre; script by Julian Fellowes; music & lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman and additional music & lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe; received nine Olivier nominations (won two); delighted Broadway audiences with more than 2,600 performances; received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical (won one), received six Drama Desk Award nominations, including Best Musical (won two) Broadway production Nov 2006 to March 2013 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City touring production March 2009 to June 2013 Broadway musical entry at Wikipedia |
"Mary Poppins 2005 Original London Cast Recording" [2005]
First Night audio CD [4/2005] 21 tracks for $17.60 Walt Disney Records audio CD [9/2005] 21 tracks - out of prodn/used Walt Disney Records audio CD [9/2005] out of prodn/used Walt Disney Records cast recording MP-3 download [6/2016] 21 tracks - for $10.49 | |
"Mary Poppins: Anything Can Happen If You Let It" [2007] by Brian Sibley & Michael Lassell Disney Editions 11½x8½ hardcover [12/2007] for $4.75 |
"Mary Poppins: From Page To Stage" [Jan 2009]
45-minute documentary film featuring Ashley Brown, Bob Crowley, Anthony Drewe, Gavin Lee, Cameron Mackintosh, Thomas Schumacher,
Richard M. Sherman, George Stiles, with archive footage of P.L. Travers & Walt Disney •
credits at IMDb
available on the 45th Anniversary 2009 DVD release of Disney's classic 1964 film "Mary Poppins"
the musical "Disney's Mary Poppins" at the Mercury Theater Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
nominated for a 2017 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production
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"The Mary Poppins Audio Collection" [1994] Fully-dramatized recording featuring Maggie Smith & Robert Stephens; Introduction & Conclusion to "Mary Poppins A To Z" read by P.L. Travers Caedmon/HarperAudio ABRIDGED audio cassettes [6/94] 3 tapes - out of prodn/SOLD OUT ! |
BBC Radio's 2010 adaptation of "Mary Poppins" (1981 revised version) starring Juliet Stevenson [broadcast 31 May 2010]
BBC Radio 7 aired a one-hour dramatization combining several of the 'Mary Poppins' adventures into one drama; also rebroadcast several times on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
"10 Songs From Walt Disney's Mary Poppins by Marni Nixon, Bill Lee, et al. on vinyl
http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Walt-Disneys-Mary-Poppins/dp/B000L37BJO/
"Mary Poppins" movie soundtrack, December 1, 1984
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-P-L-Travers/dp/0694506753/
"Mary Poppins' Rückkehr" Original Soundtrack Audio CD
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-R%C3%BCckkehr-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B07K1L6GND
"Mary Poppins Coloring Book: Coloring Book For Kids and Adults - Activity Book With Fun, Easy, and Relaxing Coloring Pages" [2018] by Alexa Ivazewa
34-page CreateSpace 11x8½ pb [10/2018] for $5.99 | |
"Mary Poppins Returns Coloring Book" [2018] by Alice Owen
50-page indep 11x8½ pb [12/2018] out of print - SOLD OUT! | |
"Mary Poppins Returns Coloring Book" [2019] by Mike Miller
46-page indep 11x8½ pb [1/2019] for $5.99 |
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http://movies.disney.com/mary-poppins
Mary Poppins (books, 1934-1988) entry at Wikipedia
Mary Poppins (character) entry at Wikipedia
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