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passed at a Beverly Hills California, hospital. The cause was
only listed as an "age-related illness," a Disney obituary said.
Sherman was one half of the famed songwriting team "the Sherman
Brothers" along with his late brother Robert Sherman, and he was
regarded as part of Walt Disney's inner creative circle.
Among non-Disney movies, the Sherman Brothers wrote songs for
the hit 1968 children's film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
The brothers were lauded as among the most prolific
composer-lyricists of the era. They wrote more than 200 songs
and garnered nine Academy Award nominations, won two Oscars and
three Grammy Awards, and also earned 24 gold and platinum albums
over a decades-long career.
“Richard Sherman was the embodiment of what it means to be a
Disney Legend, creating along with his brother Robert the
beloved classics that have become a cherished part of the
soundtrack of our lives,” Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a
statement.
Before his career in songwriting, he majored in music at Bard
College and served a stint in the US Army, where he was a
conductor for an Army band and glee club in the early 1950s.
In 2005, the brothers were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of
Fame, Three years later, they were awarded the National Medal of
the Arts, presented at the White House.
He was preceded in death by Robert Sherman in 2012.
Sherman is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elizabeth, his son
Gregory and numerous other relatives. Plans for a public service
were not announced.
(Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by David Gregorio)
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