Meredith Willson
Composer, Writer, Actor
May 18, 1902 — June 15, 1984 (82 years)
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader and playwright & author, best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man. He wrote three other Broadway musicals and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores.
Filmography
| 1962 | |
| 1944 | The Negro Soldier · as Composer |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator · as Original Music Composer |
| 1929 | The Lost Zeppelin · as Composer |
| 1971 | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood · as Self |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase · as Self - Host-Recipient |
| 1959 | Disneyland '59 · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · as Self |
| 1955 | The Lawrence Welk Show · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue · as Self - Guest Orchestra Leader |
| 2003 | The Music Man · as Songs |
| 2003 | The Music Man · as Musical |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown · as Songs |
| 1962 | The Music Man · as Story |