Karen dotrice and matthew garber

Today marks 50 years since the release of Walt Disney's seminal family adventure Mary Poppins. A worldwide phenomena, it was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won five on its way to becoming a cultural mainstay for years to come. For all its magic, and revolutionary use of cartoon animation mixed with live action actors, the film owes a lot to its child stars - who as the Banks children represent the heart and soul of a film which after all is all about them and their journey having met the titular nanny.

Is karen dotrice still alive

Fifty years on, we decided to find out what happened to child actors Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber The child of two stage performers, Garber was born in London in In he was inducted as a Disney Legend , with a piece written about the child star saying he was a "spirited and bright boy, who enjoyed pulling practical jokes on friends, competing in sports, and reading books rich with adventure, mythology, and even poetry.

His acting career was short and comprised entirely of Disney roles. He acted alongside Poppins co-star Dotrice in each. As Garber entered his teenage years he stopped acting, unaware that The Gnome-Mobile would be his final role. Tragically during a trip to India in he contracted hepatitis, which soon spread to his pancreas and became untreatable, eventually causing his death one year later at the age of just Dotice was the daughter of two Shakespearian actors, Roy and Kay Dotrice, who brought her into the world in on the isle of Guernsey.

Entering the world of acting thanks to her parents who also introduced Garber to Disney's casting directors , her first three film roles were the same as Garber's.