Robert B. Sherman

American songwriter and painter (born 19 December 1925 in New York City, New York, USA; died 6 March 2012 in London, England, UK.).

Son of [a=Al Sherman (2)] and father of [a5100490].

Starting in the 1950s, Sherman formed a songwriting team, [a666551], with his brother [a=Richard M. Sherman]. Often working for the [i]Walt Disney[/i] film studios, they composed the songs for movies like [i]Mary Poppins[/i], [i]The Jungle Book[/i] and [i]Chitty Chitty Bang Bang[/i].

During a career that spanned almost 50 years, Sherman won multiple Academy and Grammy Awards. In 2005, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.