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Academy Award-winning Jewish American songwriter Richard M. Sherman, one of the creative geniuses behind some of Walt Disney's most iconic and timeless songs, died on Saturday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills "due to age-related illness," the Walt Disney Company announced. He was 95 years old. The Walt Disney Company described Sherman as

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Disney songwriting legend Richard M. Sherman, remembered for Mary Poppins and "It's a Small World," among many others, has died at 95 years old, the Walt Disney

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for DisneyDisney songwriting legend Richard M. Sherman, remembered for Mary Poppins and "It's a Small World," among many

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for DisneyDisney songwriting legend Richard M. Sherman, remembered for Mary Poppins and "It's a Small World," among many others, has died at 95 years old, the Walt Disney Company announced Saturday.Sherman died Saturda...

Disney songwriting legend Richard M. Sherman, remembered for Mary Poppins and "It's a Small World," among many others, has died at 95 years old, the Walt Disney Company announced Saturday.Sherman died Saturday due to an age-related illness at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, the company said.One half of the Academy Award-winning duo with his

Richard and his brother, Robert, were inducted as Disney Legends in 1990.

Sherman’s other Disney contributions include the songs ‘There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow’ and ‘It’s a Small World.’

Richard and his brother, Robert, were inducted as Disney Legends in 1990.