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Wilson Meredith And RiniMeredith Willson Meredith Willson American composer, conductor, musical arranger, and bandleader (1902–1984) This article is about the composer and musician. For other people with a similar name, see Meredith Wilson. Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson[1] (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, 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[2] and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other musicals, two of which appeared on Broadway,[3] and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores. Quick facts Born, Died ... Meredith Willson Willson in… (Source: Wikipedia)
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