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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Noting that she has not marched in a parade since she was publicizing "Mary Poppins" in the 1960s. Andrews said she hoped the Pudding's Massachusetts Avenue route would not be too cold but added, "being from England. I'm used to it."

Author: By Michael W. Millkr, | Title: Pudding Taps Spielberg and Julie Andrews | 2/2/1983 | See Source »

Despite, or maybe because of, the sanitizing, Epcot is bound to be a huge success. Though the new venture is more than half financed from its own assets, the Disney organization is no longer the magic profitmaker that Uncle Walt bequeathed. Disney films have flopped almost without exception since Mary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Disney's Last Dream | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

All are American classics, and all have been singled out by public schools or libraries-but not for praise. In fact, these distinguished titles all appear on some current list or other of banned books: Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, John Steinbeck's Grapes of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 19, 1982 | 4/19/1982 | See Source »

Question: What soars high above a treetop with an open umbrella? Answer: Barbara ("Mary Poppins") Bush. That's the way the Second Lady billed herself after braving high altitude and Washington rain to top the national Christmas tree with a star on the Ellipse south of the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Record: Dec. 14, 1981 | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

When Farmer haggles with the studio heavy to buy the rights to his film, and convinces his wife to star in it and change her image to that of a sex goddess, the film is at its best. Edwards' attacks on the twisted values of Hollywood come like a whirlwind...

Author: By Laura K. Jereski, | Title: Sour Grapes | 7/21/1981 | See Source »

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