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Mr banks mary poppins. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with walt disney who seeks to adapt her mary poppins books for the big screen. Banks is the former main antagonist in the 1964 film mary poppins. George is a junior officer in one of london s banks. As a youth he spent a short spell in the guards.
As saving mr banks arrives in. The books centre on the magical english nanny mary poppins who is blown by the east wind to number 17 cherry tree lane london and into the banks household to care for their children. A fan of disney s mary poppins as an eight year old kathryn hughes was given pl travers s book. George banks more commonly known as mr.
He joined the raf in ww2 where he survived the trauma of a plane crash on his first solo flight due to engine failure then becoming a flying instructor for the remainder of the war. He is similar in character to george darling from peter pan and was inspired by p l. Banks is a 2013 period drama film directed by john lee hancock from a screenplay written by kelly marcel and sue smith centered on the development of the 1964 film mary poppins the film stars emma thompson as author p. The hollywood bio dramedy saving mr.
But she found it dull odd and severely lacking in dancing penguins. Banks 2013 chronicles the genesis of mary poppins the partially animated 1964 musical fantasy comedy that received a through the roof 13 oscar nominations and won five oscars including best actress for julie andrews. Directed by john lee hancock. Travers and published over the period 1934 to 1988.
Travers s book series mary poppins the film which combines live action and animation stars julie andrews in her feature film debut as mary poppins who visits a. David tomlinson is best known for his role as george banks in walt disney s mary poppins 1964. Mary poppins is a series of eight children s books written by australian british writer p. With emma thompson tom hanks annie rose buckley colin farrell.
Mary shepard was the illustrator throughout the series.