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Robert B. Sherman

1925 - 2012

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Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter. Best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman, they, known as Sherman brothers, produced more motion picture song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Some of their 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, The Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Their best-known work is "It's a Small World (After All)" possibly the most-performed song (in public) in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert B. Sherman is the 6,269th most popular writer (down from 6,115th in 2024), the 11,290th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,308th in 2019) and the 824th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Robert B. Sherman ranks 6,269 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Henryson, Shrilal Shukla, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Miklós Haraszti, and Andrzej Stasiuk. After him are Margaret Drabble, John Seigenthaler, Sarah Winnemucca, Stephen Glass, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, and Matti Yrjänä Joensuu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Robert B. Sherman ranks 496. Before him are Eduardo Risso, Merv Griffin, Medea Jugeli, Kurt Lundquist, Gloria DeHaven, and Shrilal Shukla. After him are Bobby Ball, Ted Lindsay, Finn Pedersen, Christopher Zeeman, Kasey Rogers, and Slater Martin. Among people deceased in 2012, Robert B. Sherman ranks 431. Before him are Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Deborah Raffin, Terry Callier, Roman Totenberg, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, and Joe South. After him are Colin Davis, Turhan Bey, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Johnny Otis, Mitch Lucker, and Ruth Barcan Marcus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert B. Sherman ranks 11,292 out of 20,380. Before him are Macdonald Carey (1913), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), Jerry Herman (1931), Marie Corridon (1930), Betty Garrett (1919), and Black Francis (1965). After him are Mary Costa (1930), Sybil Bauer (1903), Bobby Ball (1925), John Seigenthaler (1927), Don Muraco (1949), and Christine Korsgaard (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert B. Sherman ranks 824. Before him are Akiva Goldsman (1962), Katie Couric (1957), August Wilson (1945), Judith Merril (1923), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), and Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869). After him are John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Stephen Glass (1972), Brené Brown (1965), Charles Eastman (1858), and Jack McDevitt (1935).

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