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Meredith Willson

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Also known as Robert Meredith Reiniger Willson, Robert Meredith Willson, Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson

American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright (1902-1984)

Person · Open Library

Born
1902
Works
14

Top works

  • Meredith Willson's "Here's love!"
  • The unsinkable Molly Brown
  • The music man
  • Vocal selections from Here's love
  • Warner Bros. Pictures presents Meredith Willson's The music man

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1902-05-18
Active to
1984-06-15
arrangercomposerflutist

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11,374
Total plays
47,011

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Robert Meredith Willson (18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright. He is best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the hit musical The Music Man, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1958. The cast recording of The Music Man won the first Grammy Award given for best cast album. Willson also is remembered for his work on films, the Burns and Allen radio program, among other radio shows, and was nominated for two Academy Award

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