In 1934, the writer P.L. Travers introduced Mary Poppins, who quickly became the ideal of the no-nonsense British nanny for generations of children. The character was named for her tendency to pop ...

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 ...

The London home of P.L. Travers, creator of iconic children’s book character Mary Poppins, hit the market last month for £4.85 million. Tucked away in an exclusive west London enclave, the terraced ...

It’s a home that can only be described as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers lived in this charming four-bedroom house in ...

For over 50 years, Mary Poppins was, to most of us, the sweet-faced Julie Andrews in her feature film debut. From the second she floated down on her umbrella to Cherry Tree Lane in the 1964 Disney ...

Disney is rife with reboots, but Mary Poppins Returns is decidedly a "sequel, not a remake" — as Lin-Manuel Miranda's Twitter is eager to remind fans. Not only that, but it's based on books you can ...

Author P.L. Travers was notoriously wary of signing over the rights to her famous children’s character, Mary Poppins, to Walt Disney. In fact, an entire movie—2013’s Saving Mr. Banks—was made about ...

When P.L. Travers died in 1996, I wrote a tribute in the Los Angeles Times and confessed that I have pressed copies of "Mary Poppins" on friends who, only familiar with the Disney version, responded ...

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Emma Thompson has taken on some difficult roles during her career, winning Oscars and numerous other awards for her performances in works based on classic literature and historical events. But, says ...