Mary Poppins star David Tomlinson's secret heartache after tragic death of first wife
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mirror.co.ukAs George Banks in Mary Poppins, David Tomlinson unbuttoned his collar and skipped to the park singing Let’s Go Fly a Kite with his wife and kids, a picture of joy that could never hint at the tragedy the actor suffered in his own family life.
For David had lost his first wife in the most shocking circumstances. In 1943, in the Second World War, David, an RAF flying instructor, married war widow, Mary Hiddingh, who had two young sons, in New York.
He had met Mary at the British Ministry of War Transportation office where she worked. When David was called back to Britain soon after their honeymoon, red tape prevented 34-year-old Mary and her boys from going with him.
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