Happy Birthday: Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Born: December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri, USA

Married to: Arlene Silver (29 February 2012 – present)
Marjorie Willett (12 February 1948 – 4 May 1984) (divorced) (4 children)

I think it’s such a shame that [Walt Disney] didn’t live to see computer animation, because he would have had a good time with it . . . In those days it was before the blue screen. They used what was called yellow sulphur lighting–the screen was yellow, and we worked with that all day, and by the time the day was over you couldn’t see anything . . . It was just an empty soundstage. And sometimes we didn’t even have the music–we would just dance to a click rhythm. But I think technically it holds up today just as well as anything.

[about Mary Poppins (1964)] I thought Walt Disney hired me because I was such a great singer and dancer. As it turns out, he had heard me in an interview talking about what was happening to family entertainment. I was decrying the fact that it seemed like no holds were barred anymore in entertainment . . . That’s why he called me in, because I said something he agreed with. And I got the part.

Bye Bye Birdie 1963 dir. George Sidney Starring Ann-Margret Dick Van Dyke

Mary Poppins 1964 dir. Robert Stevenson Starring Julie Andrews Van Dyke

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 dir. Ken Hughes Starring Van Dyke Sally Ann Howes

CURIOUS GEORGE 2006 dir. Matthew O’Callaghan Stars: Will Ferrell Drew Barrymore

Dick Tracy 1990 dir. Beatty starring Beatty Madonna Al Pacino

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2006 dir. Shawn Levy Stars: Ben Stiller Carla Gugino

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