Recording for Children" for The Aristocats 1973 Nominated Grammy in the category of "Best Original Score for a Children's Show" for Snoopy Come Home 1974 Nominated Grammy in the category of "Best Original Score for a Musical Show" for Over Here! 1975 Won Grammy in the category of "Best Recording for Children" for Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Laurel Awards 1965 Won "Golden Laurel" in the category of "Best Song" "Chim Chim Cher-ee" for Mary Poppins 1965 2nd Place "Golden Laurel" in the category of Music Men" 1966 3rd place "Golden Laurel" in the category of "Best Song" "That Darn Cat!" for That Darn Cat! Moscow Film Festival 1973 First place Award in the category of "Best Music" for Tom Sawyer National Medal of Arts 2008 National Medal of Arts awarded to Richard and Robert Sherman on November 17, 2008, at the White House by President George W. Bush. This is the highest honor the United States Government bestows on artists. Olivier Awards 2002 Nominated "Best Musical" for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2005 induction at the Marriott Hotel on Times Square in New York City. Theatre Museum Award 2010 Career Achievement Award presented on May 17, 2010, at The Players Club in New York City. Variety Club Awards 2003 Won "Best Musical" for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Walk of Fame 1976 A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame awarded to "Richard & Robert Sherman" on November 17, 1976, located at 6914 Hollywood Blvd. References Bibliography Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998. Greene, Katherine and Richard. Inside The Dream: The Personal Story of Walt Disney. New York: Disney Editions, 2001. Peterson, Monique. Disney's The Little Big Book of Pooh. New York: Disney Editions, 2002. Tietyen, David. The Musical World of Walt Disney''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1990. External links Audio Interview with Richard M. Sherman on the WDW Radio Show by Lou Mongello Richard M. Sherman at SoundUnwound Richard Sherman Interview – NAMM Oral History Library (2016) 1928 births American flautists American male screenwriters American musical theatre composers American musical theatre lyricists American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Annie Award winners Animation composers Bard College alumni Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners Beverly Hills High School alumni Broadway composers and lyricists Disney imagineers Grammy Award winners Jewish American