If I ever knew the story of how Disney acquired the rights to Mary Poppins, clearly I’d forgotten.
Walt Disney wanted to make the beloved children’s books Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers (Helen Goff, no spoilers, look it up or watch) into a movie.
Travers didn’t approve ofDisney and only succumbed when desperate.
Here’s the rub, as charming as it is, the entire premise of the movie is quite fictionalized.
P.L. Travers had already sold the rights to Disney before her trip to LA; there were no breakthrough moments; Traversand Disney never agreed on the film, and Walt Disney didn’t hang around to coddle Mrs. Travers, he left her with his minions.
Does this lack of historical accuracy take away from the film? Perhaps. Why not show that like many other authors, Travers, was displeased with the film adaptation of her work?
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