The Republican argument that cheap public health care was attracting impoverished illegal immigrants into the country has since been called into question: In 2000, a study from Health Affairs found that less than 1 percent of undocumented immigrants cited obtaining social services as the most important reason for immigrating.
Author P. L. Travers resisted selling the stage rights to the Mary Poppins stories for many years, as a result of her dislike of the 1964 film version, and her perception of being treated discourteously by Walt Disney at the film's premiere.
Julie Andrews...the original 'Mary Poppins.' (Photo: Getty Images/Kevin Winter). Fifty years ago on this date, Disney released one of its greatest films: Mary Poppins.Arguably the best live-action film in the studio's history, the film packed one of the greatest combinations of song (Julie Andrews) and dance (Dick Van Dyke) imaginable.tay Awake is far from the most classic or memorable tunes on the Mary Poppins soundtrack but it's the best chance you'll get to listen to Andrews' vocals a la carte. Somewhat ironic that despite Poppins insisting we stay awake, her voice is lulling us to sleep (in a good way).