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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.
Apr 27, 2022 · Birthdate: May 18, 1902. Birthplace: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. Death: June 15, 1984 (82) Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States (heart failure) Place of Burial: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States.
- "The Music Man"
- Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
- May 18, 1902
May 18, 2024 · Iowa’s own Music Man, Meredith Willson, died June 15, 1984 at the age of 82. His funeral in Mason City included mourners dressed in Music Man costumes and a barbershop quartet which sang Lida Rose.
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...
Mar 5, 2022 · When Dixie Willson died on Feb. 6, 1974, her hometown newspaper in Mason City did not mention the dispute, but her local New Jersey paper noted that Meredith was her brother, “with whom she...
- Leo Landis
Sep 15, 2024 · 1984 Deaths. 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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Suskin, Steven, 'Meredith Willson: Born: May 8, 1902, Mason City, Iowa Died: June 15, 1984, Santa Monica, California', Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway’s Major Composers, 4th edn (2010; online edn, Oxford Academic, 3 Oct. 2011), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195314076.003.0022, accessed 19 Feb. 2023.
