This is a scene from "Mary Poppins," a 1964 classic directed by Robert Stevenson. It's a film often regarded as Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement, being the only Disney film to ever ...

PHOTO: Julie Andrews, in costume as Mary Poppins, and Walt Disney pose with teacups during the production of 1964's 'Mary Poppins.' (Disney) "It's entertaining on so many levels, and I think ...

Consider The Great Librarian Revolt. "Mary Poppins," before she was a Disney franchise, had been a series of very popular children's books by P.L. Travers. Kids had been reading about her since 1934.

It's been 60 years since the Disney classic "Mary Poppins" first floated into our lives. For a while, making the film seemed like an impossibility for Walt Disney. He pursued the film rights from ...