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The Life I Lead
The Life I Lead may refer to: * The Life I Lead (song) "The Life I Lead" is a song from the 1964 Walt Disney film ''Mary Poppins'', composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Music arranger Irwin Kostal used the theme from this song as the leitmotif of George Banks, as it most expresses th ..., a song from the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins * The Life I Lead (play), a play by James Kettle about the actor David Tomlinson * The Life I Lead (novel), a 1999 novel by Keith Banner {{DEFAULTSORT:Life I Lead, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life I Lead (play)
''The Life I Lead'' is a one-man comedy play by James Kettle about the life of English actor David Tomlinson. Background Tomlinson was best known for his role as Mr. Banks in the 1964 Disney film ''Mary Poppins'' (in which Tomlinson famously sings the Sherman Brothers song, "The Life I Lead" and to which the title of this show refers). Tomlinson was also known for playing Professor Emelius Browne in ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (1971) and Peter Thorndyke in ''The Love Bug'' (1968). Production history 2019 UK tour and West End The play premiered at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter on 6 February 2019, prior to touring the UK until April 2019, which included a run at the Park Theatre, London. Comedian and actor Miles Jupp starred as Tomlinson and was directed by Selina Cadell and Didi Hopkins with set and costume design by Lee Newby. The play transferred into London's West End for 8 performances only starring Jupp from 16 to 21 September 2019 at Wyndham's Theatre Wyndh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life I Lead (song)
"The Life I Lead" is a song from the 1964 Walt Disney film ''Mary Poppins'', composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Music arranger Irwin Kostal used the theme from this song as the leitmotif of George Banks, as it most expresses the way he "marches" through life. The song is first sung as George Banks (played by David Tomlinson) marches through the front door of his home, on " isreturn from daily strife to hearth and wife". The song is reprised several times throughout the film, with Julie Andrews also singing a verse. The final reprise is sung when Banks thinks he has lost everything. The music is now more somber and is retitled, " A Man Has Dreams". *The lyrics of the song say: :Lyricist Robert B. Sherman was making an inside comment about his own life. Having just secured a position with the Walt Disney Company, he also purchased a home in Beverly Hills, California. The house is located at 601 North Oakhurst Drive. In the lyric, 6:01 is a reference to time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |