2023-11-04 22:09:21
The movie “Mary Poppins” is without a doubt one of the great works of art of the film industry worldwide. It was released in 1964 under the direction of Robert Stevenson and produced by none other than Walt Disney. The film was filmed entirely in the studio, with painted backgrounds, and was fueled by the combination of real images with animations.
Dick Van Dyke. Fuente: Instagram @official_dick_van_dyke
Those who saw “Mary Poppins” have great memories of the cinema and those who did not see it, and belong to closer generations, will surely have seen some reference to it in some series, movie or cartoon. This indicates that it was a success that managed to be burned into the history of world cinema.
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The memories not only belong to the film itself, but its protagonists Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson and Glynis Johns, among others, have always been in the memory of large audiences. On this occasion, we will focus our attention on one of them, who had the task of playing “Bert”, the chimney sweep.
It was the actor Dick Van Dyke who was in charge of putting himself in the shoes of this worker who was a friend of the magical nanny Mary Poppins. The American actor rose to fame thanks to this film, which opened the doors to other productions such as “Diagnosis: Murder”, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. However, his problems with alcohol ended up keeping him away from the big screen and the accolades.
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Currently, Mary Poppins’ friend is 97 years old and looks very changed from how we met him in the legendary movie. Very recently he was filmed visiting the Disneyland parks, accompanied by his family and in a wheelchair. In the images you can see Dick Van Dyke enjoying a choir that reminded him of one of the songs that were part of the film that brought him fame and opened the door to the hearts of millions of people who grew up with the talent. of the.
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