"My dad said, 'You let somebody give you a shot ... "The 13 Academy Award nominations that 'Mary Poppins' received was unparalleled at Disney," Cline said. "Never has before and never has since ...

"Mary Poppins" finally premiered on August 27, 1964, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The Walt Disney Studios pulled out all the stops; it was a glorious, old-fashioned kind of premiere.