Dick Van Dyke may be turning 100 on Dec. 13, but his “Mary Poppins” co-star says the legendary actor has always been a mischievous kid at heart. “It was so much fun. Especially because of Dick,” Karen Dotrice, 70, told The Post of working on the 1964 Disney classic. “The minute the camera wasn’t on … Read more
She parties like it’s 1899. Oregon’s Adelaide Beeman-White is winding back the clock on haute couture by dressing like she stepped out of a time machine from the late 19th century. Instead of the usual suit, the 27-year-old associate attorney wears a handmade long skirt with puffed sleeves, a feathered hat and even a parasol, … Read more
And this is how it goes. Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke, 99, treated a crowd of fans to something special on Sunday when he sang the classic “Mary Poppins” song “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” during an event in Malibu, Calif. Van Dyke first performed the beloved tongue twister tune in 1964 when he starred as the chimney sweep … Read more
British actress Gemma Arterton doesn’t agree with the idea of a gender-swapped James Bond, thinking moviegoers would find it “outrageous.” In a recent interview with UK outlet, The Times, Arterton pointed out that James Bond being portrayed as a woman is absurd on its face. “Isn’t a female James Bond like Mary Poppins being played … Read more
The rating for “Mary Poppins,” the beloved children’s musical about a nanny with magical powers that was released 60 years ago, has been raised to PG in Britain because of the use of “discriminatory language,” the British Board of Film Classification said. The rating change follows a wave of recontextualizing and reclassifying of films from … Read more
The UK has changed its age rating for the original “Mary Poppins” movie due to “discriminatory language.” The Disney movie, which came out in 1964, stars Julie Andrews as magical governess Mary Poppins and Dick Van Dyke as her chimney-sweep sidekick, Bert. It snared 13 Oscar nominations — including one for Best Picture — and … Read more
Glynis Johns, the actress famous for her role as Mrs. Banks in “Mary Poppins,” has died. She was 100. After a career spanning eight decades, Johns died on Thursday of natural causes, at an assisted living facility in Hollywood, her manager, Mitch Clem, told The Hollywood Reporter. Born in South Africa in 1923, Johns had … Read more
Julie Andrews certainly didn’t need a spoonful of sugar when she was working with Dick Van Dyke during their “daunting” rehearsals for “Mary Poppins.” The iconic actress, 88, applauded the “Bye, Bye, Birdie” star, 98, in Thursday’s “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic CBS” special. The “Princess Diaries” actress happily recalled meeting Van Dyke … Read more
He’s ready for his close-up. Legendary film actor Dick Van Dyke and his wife Arlene Silver were spotted at a Santa Monica Target store on Tuesday buying a television after the Hollywood icon taped a guest role on “Days of Our Lives.” The 97-year-old actor — who wowed audiences earlier this year with a performance … Read more