Witness History - The Woman Who Wrote Mary Poppins

The Woman Who Wrote Mary Poppins

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Writer PL Travers created a children's classic when she invented the magical English nanny. But was the character built around her own personality? Vincent Dowd has been speaking to PL Travers' granddaughter.

Photo: Emily Blunt is Mary Poppins in Disney's original musical MARY POPPINS RETURNS, a sequel to the 1964 MARY POPPINS (credit: Walt Disney)

Published on Thursday, 20th December 2018.

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