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     • Mary Poppins first appeared in the pages of Australian author P.L. Travers's eight-book series of the same name, published in 1934. The character is inspired by Travers's real-life great aunt, Helen Morehead. Travers describes Morehead as someone who was "compact of adventure and romance" and who "kept her own secrets closely."
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   Is Mary Poppins based on a true story?

   • Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers based the beloved character on her austere great-aunt. Mary Poppins first appeared in the pages of Australian author P.L. Travers's eight-book series of the same name, published in 1934. The character is inspired by Travers's real-life great aunt, Helen Morehead.

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   Did Walt Disney really make Mary Poppins a movie?

   • Yes. Our research into the Saving Mr. Banks true story confirmed that Walt Disney indeed promised his daughters (pictured right) that he'd turn their favorite book, Mary Poppins, into a movie. He had no idea that it would take twenty years to do it.

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   Was Mary Poppins a real person?

   • Yes. As author Valerie Lawson indicates in her book Mary Poppins, She Wrote, the real P.L. Travers fruitlessly tried to protect her creation from being corrupted by the influences of Walt Disney and pop culture. Lawson explains that the Mary Poppins character in Travers's books "was tart and sharp, rude, plain and vain."

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   How long did it take to make Mary Poppins a movie?

   • Upon her arrival in California, it took two weeks for Walt Disney and his team to convince author Pamela Lyndon Travers to allow them to turn her beloved book Mary Poppins into a movie. Similar to what is seen in Saving Mr. Banks, her 1961 visit proved grueling for Disney and his team.

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   Who is Mr Banks in Mary Poppins?

   • Mr. Banks is the patriarch of the London family that Mary Poppins helps in the book and movie. Author P.L. Travers based the Mr. Banks character in part on her own father, Travers Goff, portrayed by Colin Farrell in the film Saving Mr. Banks. Did Walt Disney really promise his children he'd turn P.L. Travers book Mary Poppins into a movie?

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   Did Mary Poppins have an R rated life?

   • Many people make the mistake of assuming that the life of P.L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins, was as rosy as the Disney adaptation of her books. However, the writer of Mary Poppins lived an R-rated life. P.L. Travers is best known for creating the magical nanny who has captured the imagination of generations of children.

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   Dec 26, 2013 · Well, it’s based on a true story the way the movie Mary Poppins is based on the book Mary Poppins — which is to say loosely, and without some of the really unusual and intense juicy...

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   Jul 3, 2024 · Many people make the mistake of assuming that P.L. Travers biography was as rosy as the Disney adaptation of her books - but they couldn't be more wrong. Born as Helen Goff in Australia in 1899, the woman who would write Mary Poppins pursued the arts around the world.

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   Oct 11, 2021 · The film adaptation of Mary Poppins, and the new Mary Poppins Returns, honor her characters but create worlds of their own. So, just what did author P.L. Travers think of the beloved original?

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   Dec 19, 2013 · Yes. Our research into the Saving Mr. Banks true story confirmed that Walt Disney indeed promised his daughters (pictured right) that he'd turn their favorite book, Mary Poppins, into a movie. He had no idea that it would take twenty years to do it.

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   Jan 7, 2014 · BETTER DAYS. Saving Mr. Banks, the Disney-produced docudrama about the making of Mary Poppins, hasn’t exactly burned up the box office (earning $50 million domestically in its first three...