The Oscar winning tunesmith behind classic Disney classic songs ROBERT B. SHERMAN gone at 86.
The “It's A Small World (After All)” and “A Spoonful of Sugar” songwriter passed away at his London Home.
Together with his brother Richard, The Shermans garnered a Grammy and two Academy Awards in 1965 for their “Mary Poppins” hits.
Sherman's son Jeff confirmed the sad news on Facebook, "He went peacefully after months of truly valiantly fending off death. He loved life and his dear heart finally slowed to a stop when he could fight no more…
"He wanted to bring happiness to the world and, unquestionably, he succeeded. His love and his prayers, his philosophy and his poetry will live on forever.
“Forever his songs and his genius will bring hope, joy and love to this small, small world."
Sherman also worked on songs for classic films including “Winnie the Pooh”, “The Jungle Book”, “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” “That Darn Cat” and “The Monkey’s Uncle” and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and many others.
POP FYI: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” at 34 letters is one of the longest words in the English language. It was created by The Shermans for “Mary Poppins”.
