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| Richard Morton Sherman was born in [[New York City]] to Russian Jewish immigrants, Rosa (Dancis) and [[Al Sherman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8XN-HX1|title=Person Details for Richard Morton Sherman, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952" – FamilySearch.org|website=[[FamilySearch]]}}</ref> Together with his older brother Robert, the Sherman Brothers eventually followed in their songwriting father's footsteps to form a long-lasting songwriting partnership. | Richard Morton Sherman was born in [[New York City]] to Russian Jewish immigrants, Rosa (Dancis) and [[Al Sherman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8XN-HX1|title=Person Details for Richard Morton Sherman, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952" – FamilySearch.org|website=[[FamilySearch]]}}</ref> Together with his older brother Robert, the Sherman Brothers eventually followed in their songwriting father's footsteps to form a long-lasting songwriting partnership. |
| Following seven years of frequent cross-country moves, the Sherman family finally settled down in [[Beverly Hills, California]] in 1937. During Richard's years at [[Beverly Hills High School]], he became fascinated with music and studied several instruments, including the [[flute]], [[piccolo]], and [[piano]]. At his 1946 high school graduation, Sherman and classmate [[André Previn]] played a musical duet with Previn on piano and Sherman on flute.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} The [[Sherman Brothers]] later won a 1964 [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for Music Score – Substantially Original for ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]''<ref>{{cite web|url= | Following seven years of frequent cross-country moves, the Sherman family finally settled down in [[Beverly Hills, California]] in 1937. During Richard's years at [[Beverly Hills High School]], he became fascinated with music and studied several instruments, including the [[flute]], [[piccolo]], and [[piano]]. At his 1946 high school graduation, Sherman and classmate [[André Previn]] played a musical duet with Previn on piano and Sherman on flute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pt.jango.com/music/Richard+M+Sherman+Robert+B+Sherman|title=Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman|website=Jango Radio|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> Coincidentally, both would go on to win [[Academy Awards]] for music in [[37th Academy Awards|1964]], with Previn winning for Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment for ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/osc...air-lady-and-porgy-and-bess-dies-at-89|title=Oscar-Winning André Previn, Who Scored Such Movie Musicals as My Fair Lady and Porgy and Bess, Dies at 89|first=Mark|last=Peikert|date=February 28, 2019|website=Playbill|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>, while the [[Sherman Brothers]] won for Music Score – Substantially Original for ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]''<ref>{{cite web|url= |
| == Army service and education == | == Army service and education == |
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