Robert B. Sherman

Biography

Robert Bernard Sherman was a renowned American songwriter born on December 19, 1925, in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrants. He and his brother Richard M. Sherman produced more motion picture song scores than any other team in film history, with notable hits including "It's a Small World (After All)" in Mary Poppins and songs for The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Their work has become iconic in musical films.