Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway 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, and its 1962 film adaptation was a success.

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  • Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway 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, and its 1962 film adaptation was a success. He was the head of the University of Minnesota Starting in the 1920s as a member of John Philip Sousa's band and then the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Willson became a radio music director in the 1930s. He then worked on films and was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1940 and 1941. After more radio work during World War II, he worked on the Burns and Allen and Jack Benny radio programs, among others. Willson's second Broadway musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, was a success in 1960. He also composed symphonies and a number of popular songs.
  • Meredith Willson war ein US-amerikanischer Musical- und Schlagerkomponist. Besondere Bekanntheit erlangte er durch sein Musical Music Man aus dem Jahre 1957, zu dem er nicht nur die Musik, sondern auch Buch und Liedtexte schrieb.
  • Meredith Willson était un compositeur, chef d'orchestre, flûtiste, librettiste, parolier et écrivain américain, né Robert Meredith Reiniger à Mason City le 18 mai 1902, décédé à Santa Monica le 15 juin 1984.
  • Fu autore delle musiche e talvolta anche dei libretti di celebri musical di Broadway, quali The Music Man (1957, premiato con un Tony Award come miglior musical e da un Grammy Award nel 1958), The Unsinkable Molly Brown e Here's Love . Fu inoltre autore di composizioni per orchestra, di musiche da film (quali quelle de Il grande dittatatore, famoso film diretto ed interpretato da Charlie Chaplin nel 1940) e di canzoni famose quali It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Seventy-Six Trombones, Gary Indiana, May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You e Till There Was You, ecc.
  • メレディス・ウィルソン（Meredith Willson, 1902年5月18日 - 1984年6月15日）は、アメリカ合衆国の作曲家。
  • Robert Meredith Willson was een Amerikaans componist, dirigent en fluitist.
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  • Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway 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, and its 1962 film adaptation was a success.
  • Meredith Willson war ein US-amerikanischer Musical- und Schlagerkomponist. Besondere Bekanntheit erlangte er durch sein Musical Music Man aus dem Jahre 1957, zu dem er nicht nur die Musik, sondern auch Buch und Liedtexte schrieb.
  • Meredith Willson était un compositeur, chef d'orchestre, flûtiste, librettiste, parolier et écrivain américain, né Robert Meredith Reiniger à Mason City le 18 mai 1902, décédé à Santa Monica le 15 juin 1984.
  • Fu autore delle musiche e talvolta anche dei libretti di celebri musical di Broadway, quali The Music Man (1957, premiato con un Tony Award come miglior musical e da un Grammy Award nel 1958), The Unsinkable Molly Brown e Here's Love .
  • メレディス・ウィルソン（Meredith Willson, 1902年5月18日 - 1984年6月15日）は、アメリカ合衆国の作曲家。
  • Robert Meredith Willson was een Amerikaans componist, dirigent en fluitist.
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