Mary Poppins in 2004, Walt Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to "Mary Poppins" from P. L. Travers as early as 1938, but was rebuffed because Travers did not believe a film version of her books would do justice to her creation and did not want an animated cartoon based on it. The books had been a favourite of Disney's daughters when they were children, and he finally succeeded in purchasing the rights in 1961, although Travers demanded and got script approval rights. The relationship between Travers and Disney is detailed in "Mary Poppins She Wrote", a biography of Travers,
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song - Mary Costa/Bill Shirley 26. Cruella De Vil: "101 Dalmatians" (1961) - Bill Lee/Lisa Davis/Ben Wright 27. Higitus Figitus: "The Sword In The Stone" (1963) - Karl Swenson/Ricky Sorenson 1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke/The Pearlie Chorus 2. A Spoonful Of Sugar: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Julie Andrews 3. Chim Chim Cher-ee: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber 4. Winnie The Pooh: "Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree" (1966) - Disney Studio Chorus 5. The Bare Necessities: "The Jungle Book" (1967) - Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman 6. I Wan'na Be Like You: