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Which came first: Mary Poppins (the book) or the death of Sigmund Freud?
Mary Poppins (the book) came first, in 1934 (published). The death of Sigmund Freud followed 5 years later, in 1939.
- First1934
Mary Poppins (the book)
book · publishedP. L. Travers published the first Mary Poppins book in 1934, 30 years before the film.
- Second1939
The death of Sigmund Freud
person · diesSigmund Freud died in London in 1939, a year after leaving Nazi-annexed Vienna for exile in Britain.
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