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Meredith Willson was an American composer, conductor, and writer, best known for The Music Man. He also wrote songs, symphonies, and film scores, and worked in radio and theater.
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 the new band.
Learn about the life and career of Meredith Willson, the composer and lyricist of The Music Man and other musicals. Find out his birth and death dates, awards, family, trivia, and quotes.
Meredith Willson was a composer, playwright, and musician who wrote The Music Man and other musicals. He also composed orchestral works, played in Sousa's band, and worked in radio and film.
His third Broadway musical, Here’s Love with Laurence Naismith and Janis Paige, ran for 334 performances from October 1963 to July 1964. Willson completed one more musical, 1491, tracing the efforts of Christopher Columbus to raise money for his voyage to “Cathay.”.
Dec 1, 2023 · Preview: 12/01/2023 | 30s. He performed under Sousa and Toscanini. He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed by Sinatra and The Beatles. And when the River...
1491 is a musical centered around Christopher Columbus before his voyage to discover the New World. [ 1 ] . Music and lyrics are by American composer and playwright Meredith Willson. It was Willson's final musical.
