tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post7131955648317990941..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The Invisible Bill WalshSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-66116257462913076082016-09-13T14:11:35.477-07:002016-09-13T14:11:35.477-07:00Bill Walsh and Ruth Roman dated for a couple years...Bill Walsh and Ruth Roman dated for a couple years in the late 1940s, but they were never married. In December 1950, she married Mortimer Hall, her second of four husbands.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384184405372060479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-26475965431022125562013-12-20T09:37:10.321-08:002013-12-20T09:37:10.321-08:00The free book that was released on iBooks and sent...The free book that was released on iBooks and sent digitally to all WGA members (which I assume Ellison is a member of) shows letters written by Travers after the premiere in which she praises the film...<br /><br />Maybe Ellison needs to do some research before ranting, but that would ruin his reputation.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765213900367650396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-13974631736419015312013-12-19T17:16:05.412-08:002013-12-19T17:16:05.412-08:00Ellison is also a wee bit wrong.
Travers said n...Ellison is also a wee bit wrong. <br /><br />Travers said nice things about the picture when it was released but became increasingly sour on it as time went on. (Or so says Valerie Laswon in "Mary Poppins She Wrote.")<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books/about/Mary_Poppins_She_Wrote.html?id=A4xlAAAAMAAJSteve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-18400505561266563222013-12-19T10:36:50.989-08:002013-12-19T10:36:50.989-08:00I enjoyed the film. MUCH more than I thought (and ...I enjoyed the film. MUCH more than I thought (and that includes Tom Hanks as Disney which I was expecting to hate).<br />It's important to remeber that this is "based" on real events and is basically a retelling of Mary Poppins with Travers in the role of Mr Banks and Disney as Poppins. It's full of gentle humor and not very serious at all - other than those creepy flashbacks that don't really serve the film they made in anyway.<br />Ellison is a crank that loves to rant more than he likes to work these days and he couldn't even make a coherent argument without trailing off into his own weird obsessionsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765213900367650396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-36518385149869099152013-12-18T22:10:22.357-08:002013-12-18T22:10:22.357-08:00Drat. Then the premise of the whole post is blown...Drat. Then the premise of the whole post is blown out of the water.<br /><br />THANKS A LOT!Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-65094225383048809592013-12-18T21:17:23.834-08:002013-12-18T21:17:23.834-08:00It's tough to remember 1961, Steve. I had my o...It's tough to remember 1961, Steve. I had my own doubts about Bill's involvement. It's true, Walsh and DaGradi often worked as a team.<br /><br />However, Richard Sherman assures me that Bill Walsh did not come on board as writer-Producer until after P.L. Travers left.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-51848977536918035682013-12-18T16:12:59.842-08:002013-12-18T16:12:59.842-08:00Floyd,
Bill might not have been the producer in &...Floyd,<br /><br />Bill might not have been the producer in '61, but wouldn't he have been on board as screenwriter at the time?<br /><br />I recall that DaGradi and Walsh were often a team.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-42283567974614495412013-12-18T11:57:27.936-08:002013-12-18T11:57:27.936-08:00Dare I say it again?
If P.L. Travers didn't w...Dare I say it again?<br /><br />If P.L. Travers didn't want Walt to make Mary Poppins she never should have signed the damn contract.<br /><br />However, she did.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-80599008707856939752013-12-18T11:53:41.104-08:002013-12-18T11:53:41.104-08:00Yes, Bill Walsh was the cigar chomping screenwrite...Yes, Bill Walsh was the cigar chomping screenwriter-producer of "Mary Poppins." However, "Saving Mr. Banks" takes place in 1961 and Bill did not come onto the flick as producer until it was green lit in 1962.<br /><br />Walsh was also married to Hollywood actress, Ruth Roman and even wrote the Mickey Mouse comic strip for a time. He was a fun guy, and I liked him a lot. We had a ball working on the movie.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.com