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    Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright...
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  • Meredith Wilson or Meredith Willson may refer to: Robert Meredith Willson (1902–1984), American flutist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader...
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    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...
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    American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed...
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  • Iowa Stubborn (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    "Iowa Stubborn" is a song by Meredith Willson from his 1957 musical The Music Man. It is the first sung number in the show, following the show's unusual...
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  • Seventy-Six Trombones (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    tune and the signature song from the 1957 musical The Music Man, by Meredith Willson, a film of the same name in 1962 and a made-for-TV movie in 2003. The...
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  • Till There Was You (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    "Till There Was You" is a show tune written by Meredith Willson, popularised by his 1957 stage production The Music Man and its 1962 movie musical adaptation...
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  • of the same name by Richard Morris. The song score was composed by Meredith Willson. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown...
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    reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after Meredith Willson cast him in a leading role in his new Broadway musical The Unsinkable...
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  • Shipoopi (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    "Shipoopi" is a song in the 1957 musical The Music Man by Meredith Willson. The song is sung by the character of Marcellus Washburn, a friend of con man...
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    elaborate World War I scenes were filmed in Laurel Canyon. Chaplin and Meredith Willson composed the music. Filming began in September 1939 (coincidentally...
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  • home of the school's Meredith Willson Residence Hall, named after the composer, conductor and Juilliard alumni Meredith Willson. The building consists...
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    "favorite son," Meredith Willson, grew up in Mason City and played in the Mason City Symphonic Band as a high school student. Willson's crowning achievement...
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  • Chicken Fat (song) (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    "The Youth Fitness Song") is a 1962 song written by Broadway composer Meredith Willson (The Music Man, The Unsinkable Molly Brown) and performed by actor/singer...
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    Oz (2004). He Tony-nominated for playing Prof. Harold Hill in the Meredith Willson musical revival The Music Man (2022). On the West End stage he was...
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  • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was originally titled "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas"...
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    the Broadway stage playing Prof. Harold Hill in the revival of the Meredith Willson musical The Music Man (2021–2023). He played a corrupt superintendent...
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  • inaugural award was presented at the 1st Grammy Awards to composer Meredith Willson for his work on his 1957 musical The Music Man. Ethel Merman and Gwen...
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  • I See the Moon (category Songs written by Meredith Willson)
    "I See the Moon (Over the Mountain)" is a popular song, written by Meredith Willson in 1953. The Mariners, in the United States, and The Stargazers, in...
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    Theatre in Sweet Madness by Peter Jones. On Broadway he performed in the Meredith Willson musical Here's Love in 1963, with Janis Paige. A Piece of Cake (1948)...
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    of the recording of the song, Chicken Fat, written and composed by Meredith Willson, performed by Preston with full orchestral accompaniment, were distributed...
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    Here's Love (category Musicals by Meredith Willson)
    Here's Love is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson. Per the Meredith Willson Estate and the show's licensing agent, Music Theatre International...
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  • based on the 1957 musical of the same name by Meredith Willson, which in turn was based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The film stars Matthew...
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  • musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hosted by Meredith Willson, this marked the first televised Grammy Award ceremony, and it was...
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  • Music Man may refer to: The Music Man, a 1957 Broadway musical play by Meredith Willson The Music Man (album), a 1959 jazz album by Jimmy Guiffre featuring...
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  • Show. Agnes Moorehead was her acting coach during this period, while Meredith Willson was her vocal coach. Her co-star, Jonathan Winters said of her, "Pat...
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    Braids" m. Eddie Snyder w. Stanley J. Kahan "Goodnight My Someone" w.m. Meredith Willson "Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank" Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson...
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  • Meredith Vieira (born 1953), American journalist and television host (female) Meredith Whitney (born 1969), American businesswoman Meredith Willson (1902–1984)...
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    John Cedric Willson and Robert Meredith Willson, who later came to prominence as the composer of the Broadway hit musical The Music Man. Willson produced...
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  • Beverly Hills & New York City Mort Sahl NBC — 2nd November 29, 1959 Meredith Willson 3rd April 13, 1961 None 4th May 29, 1962 Chicago, Los Angeles & New...
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