Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of Aug. 9th
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It is the 221st day of the year, leaving 144 days remaining in 2022.
She told her stories in verse, in newspaper columns, and in books. She also worked as an actor, appearing in several plays in Australia and New Zealand before moving to England in 1924.
But she is best known for creating and writing a series of novels about Mary Poppins, a magical nanny who popped in and out of homes to watch and teach children.
Travers wrote eight Mary Poppins books between 1934 and 1988. although she first introduced the character in a 1926 short story, Mary Poppins and the Match Man. While generally well accepted, her first book contained stereotypical references to several ethnic characters. While Travers revised the chapters several times, they remained controversial well into the 1980s.
The character was adapted for other media numerous times. Perhaps the most famous was the 1964 Disney movie version, in which Julie Andrews played the title role. But the movie presentation was unlike the nanny in the books, who in addition to taking the children on adventures, often was stern with them and somewhat vain.
Travers never spoke well of the Disney version, disliking the saccharine version of the character. Instead, she would point out that she did not write just for children, saying Poppins had a playful nature, who warped reality and dismissed rules she didn't like, and could be enjoyed throughout a lifetime.
Indeed, she came to see Poppins as a mother goddess.
Travers died in 1996.
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