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Richard M. Sherman

1928 - 2024

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Richard Morton Sherman (June 12, 1928 – May 25, 2024) was an American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Robert B. Sherman. According to the official Walt Disney Company website and independent fact checkers, "The Sherman Brothers were responsible for more motion picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history." Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were incorporated into live action and animation musical films including Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Snoopy Come Home, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Their best known work is "It's a Small World", written for the theme park attraction of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard M. Sherman has received more than 1,340,928 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard M. Sherman is the 8,954th most popular actor, the 13,141st most popular biography from United States and the 4,194th most popular American Actor.

Richard M. Sherman is one half of the famous Sherman Brothers. He is an American composer and songwriter best known for writing many of the most iconic and beloved songs from Disney films alongside his brother Robert B. Sherman. As the musical team known as the Sherman Brothers, they composed the songs for Disney classics like Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and many others over multiple decades at the studio.

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  • 39.47

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among actors, Richard M. Sherman ranks 8,954 out of 13,578. Before him are Lisa Chappell, Lee Sang-yoon, Gwen Lee, Derek Mears, Simon Woods, and Ashley Scott. After him are Janet Blair, Twinkle Khanna, Katrina Law, Chin Han, Sean Faris, and Christopher Lawford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Richard M. Sherman ranks 577. Before him are Bruce Forsyth, Vince Edwards, Conrad Janis, Keely Smith, Kapila Vatsyayan, and Herbert Flam. After him are Harold Prince, Donald Henderson, Barbara Nichols, Toaripi Lauti, Salvador Laurel, and Jackie Mason. Among people deceased in 2024, Richard M. Sherman ranks 438. Before him are Toini Pöysti, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Albert Heath, Joanne Chory, Ken Page, and Clement Quartey. After him are Al Attles, Joe Kinnear, Robertas Žulpa, Igors Rausis, Serge Vohor, and Bob Graham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard M. Sherman ranks 13,141 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerry Harrison (1949), Gwen Lee (1904), Derek Mears (1972), Allen Lanier (1946), Bosley Crowther (1905), and Ashley Scott (1977). After him are Sharon Jones (1956), Janet Blair (1921), Hal Hartley (1959), Katrina Law (1985), Sean Faris (1982), and Christopher Lawford (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard M. Sherman ranks 4,194. Before him are Jsu Garcia (1963), Raphael Sbarge (1965), Ivan Sergei (1971), Gwen Lee (1904), Derek Mears (1972), and Ashley Scott (1977). After him are Janet Blair (1921), Katrina Law (1985), Sean Faris (1982), Christopher Lawford (1955), Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), and Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980).

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