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Now Streaming. Follow the career of the musician, conductor, composer and Iowa's champion on Broadway.
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...
Meredith Willson ( b. Mason City, IA, 18 May 1902; d. Santa Monica, CA, 15 June 1984 ), whose name is practically an American household word as the composer, lyricist, bookwriter, and story-originator of the musical The Music Man, was also surprisingly prolific in related fields: radio producing and directing, classical composition, and film ...
Jun 17, 1984 · Meredith Willson, the composer, librettist and lyricist of ''The Music Man,'' a landmark musical of the 1950's, died Friday at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 82 years old...
Meredith Willson. 2020 SONGBOOK HALL OF FAME HONOREE. Best known as the playwright and composer behind The Music Man, Meredith Willson (1902-1984) also was a noted bandleader, broadcaster and writer of popular standards such as “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”
Sep 17, 2020 · Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) – known to the world as Meredith and to his friends as “Mere” – will always be celebrated for writing The Music Man. And with good cause! Willson’s nostalgic masterpiece remains a classic decades after its creation, and it will undoubtedly remain so for as long as musical theatre exists.
Jul 20, 2021 · Biography. Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902, Mason City, Iowa – June 15, 1984, Santa Monica, Calif.) was an American composer, songwriter, flutist, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man.
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