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Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson [1] (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flutist, 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).
Meredith Willson was born in Mason City, Iowa on May 18, 1902 He learned to play piccolo and flute while still in high school. In 1919, at age 17, he enrolled in New York's Institute of Musical Art, where he studied the flute under Georges Barrere, Henry Hadley, Mortimer Wilson, Bernard Wagenaar and Julius Gold.
And when the River City boys band marched on Broadway, Meredith Willson caught the whole world’s ear. Now Streaming. Follow the career of the musician, conductor, composer and Iowa's champion on ...
Learn about the life and career of Meredith Willson, the composer of The Music Man (1962) and other musicals. Find out his birth name, family, musical influences, awards, and trivia on IMDb.
- May 18, 1902
- June 15, 1984
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 scoring (for which he was twice nominated for Academy ...
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Dec 1, 2023 · Watch a documentary about the life and work of Meredith Willson, a composer, conductor and bandleader who wrote The Music Man and other classics. Learn about his musical influences, achievements and legacy in this 54-minute program.
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 and ...
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