R.I.P. Richard M. Sherman, legendary Disney songwriter
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Richard M. Sherman has died. As half, with his brother Robert, of legendary songwriting pair The Sherman Brothers, Sherman wrote some of the most iconic scores and songs to ever grace the Disney film library—and theme parks, with the pair’s “It’s A Small World (After All)” making a strong case for itself as the most formidable ear worm in all of human history. Besides working as a composer and songwriter on dozens of Disney projects—including Mary Poppins, which won the pair double Oscars, for...

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