Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins (character)

Mary Poppins is a fictional character and the protagonist of P. L. Travers' books of the same name along with all of their adaptations. A magical English nanny, she blows in on the east wind and arrives at the Banks home at Number Seventeen, Cherry Tree Lane, London, where she takes charge of the Banks children and teaches them valuable lessons with a magical touch. Travers gives Poppins the accent and vocabulary of a real London nanny: "cockney base notes overlaid with a strangled gentility".

Adaptations of Mary Poppins

There have been several adaptations of Mary Poppins. The characters and the novel have been adapted into several forms of media, including film, cartoons, and contemporary fantasy literature.

Mary Poppins (film)

Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers's book series Mary Poppins. The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews, in her feature film debut, as Mary Poppins, who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic. Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns are featured in supporting roles. The film was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, using painted London background scenes.

Poppins

Poppins is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film directed by V. K. Prakash. It stars ten lead actors, appearing as five couples; the characters are played by Kunchacko Boban and Nithya Menen, Jayasurya and Meghna Raj, Indrajith Sukumaran and Padmapriya, Shankar Ramakrishnan and Mythili, Ann Augustine and Siddique. The film was shot with two cameras at the same time by Jomon T. John and Arun.

Mary Poppins

Noun

1. A cheerful, friendly and remarkably efficient woman who is a caretaker of children and who can fly.