fuckyeahbehindthescenes:

When Dick Van Dyke read the script, he’d already been cast in the role of Bert but found the part of the Mr. Dawes Sr. so hysterical he lobbied Walt Disney for the role, even offering to play it for free. Disney not only made Van Dyke audition for the part, but forced the actor to make a substantial donation to CalArts, Disney’s own pet-project film school.

Mary Poppins (1964)

Well, Walt was a bit of a dick indeed.