I've been a big fan of watching documentaries as resources for Junior Theme, and this last one I saw was fantastic. It was called The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, and it chronicled the lives of the brothers who wrote the music for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, as well as the soundtracks for famous Disney rides such as "It's a Small World", "The Enchanted Tiki Room", and the "Carousel of Progress".
Before watching this documentary, I had really no idea of their personal relationship. I figured that since these guys worked together and were brothers, that they just got along great. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, they kept their families completely separate. For example, when Robert and Dick Sherman's parents died, they held 2 separate wakes at each of their houses and once guests entered their chosen house, they could not leave and attend the other party.
I find it interesting that they were portrayed as loving brothers in the media while they were dealing with this frustration with one another. I'm definitely going to address how they kept up appearances until Disney no longer found them useful then they moved to separate countries and hadn't spoken until the broadway opening of Mary Poppins.
The title of this post is from "The Enchanted Tiki Room" theme song. It's awesome, take that record for a spin ;)
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