Biography
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (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 and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other Broadway musicals and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores. Willson wrote three memoirs: And There I Stood With My Piccolo (1948), Eggs I Have Laid (1955), and But He Doesn't Know the Territory (1959).
Filmography
all 11
Movies 8
self 4
TV Shows 3
Writer 2
Music / Lyricist
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022)
Movie
Writer
The Music Man (2003)
Movie
Self
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
Movie
Songs
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Writer
The Music Man (1962)
Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
TV
Self - Panelist / Self
The Name's the Same (1951)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ballad of Idyllwild (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Little Foxes (1941)
Movie
4.6
Original Music Composer
The Great Dictator (1940)
Movie
5
Ratings
Average 5.88
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1940
1951
1962
2003
2022
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1902-05-18
Deathday1984-06-15 (82 years old)
Birth NameRobert Meredith Reiniger Willson
Birth PlaceMason City, United States of America
RelationshipsRini Zarova Willson (1948-03-13 - 1966-12-06)
SiblingsDixie Willson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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