Tributes have been pouring in for composer and songwriter Richard Sherman, whose death at the age of 95 has been announced.

Sherman and his older brother Robert (who died in 2012) were responsible for some of the most-loved songs from early Disney films, including 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' and 'A Spoonful of Sugar' from 'Mary Poppins', 'It's a Small World (After All)', and m

The Sherman brothers worked directly for Walt Disney until his death in 1966, and afterwards went freelance, writing songs and scores for films including 'The Jungle Book', 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', "Bedknobs and Broomsticks' and many more.

Richard Sherman was born in New York in 1928 and grew up in Beverly Hills, California, where he discovered a love of music and after a spell in the US army in the 1950s, he and Robert followed their father Al into the songwriting/music industry.

He is survived by his three children and six grandchildren, and his wife of 67 years, Elizabeth. He died of age-related illnesses on Saturday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

R.I.P.

See some of the tributes on social media below: