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Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson [1] (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man [2] and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951).
Acting as lyricist and composer for most of his career, Willson wrote memorable standards including “It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas”, “My the Good Lord Bless and Keep You”, “You and I”, “Two in Love”, “76 Trombones”, “Goodnight, My Someone”, “Till There Was You”, “Trouble”, “My White Knight”, “Lida ...
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May 18, 1902 · Mason City, Iowa, USA. Died. June 15, 1984 · Santa Monica, California, USA (heart failure) Birth name. Robert Meredith Willson. Mini Bio. Meredith Willson--musician, playwright, and composer--was best known for the book, words, and music for The Music Man (1962).
- May 18, 1902
- June 15, 1984
Tony Award for Best Musical. The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of ...
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- Meredith Willson
- 1983
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey
Dec 1, 2023 · 12/01/2023 | 54m 56s |. My List. Watch Preview. He performed under Sousa & Toscanini. He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed by Sinatra & The Beatles. And when...
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Feb 22, 2023 · Meredith Willson: America's Music Man, narrated by Tony award winner Sutton Foster who co-starred with Jackman in the revival, documents Willson's life and impact from his birth in 1902 to his...
