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Meredith Willson

1902 - 1984

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Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (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 and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other musicals, two of which appeared on Broadway, and composed symphonies and popular songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meredith Willson has received more than 891,867 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Meredith Willson is the 1,413th most popular composer, the 13,923rd most popular biography from United States and the 142nd most popular American Composer.

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  • 1.36

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  • 3.40

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Meredith Willson ranks 1,413 out of 1,451. Before him are Michiru Yamane, Vivian Kubrick, Ludovic Bource, Walter Murphy, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and George Perle. After him are Ezio Bosso, Anu Malik, Marc Shaiman, Randall Thompson, Elisabeth Lutyens, and Malcolm Williamson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Meredith Willson ranks 339. Before him are Ogden Nash, Gene Sarazen, Louise Beavers, Eddie Shore, Stepin Fetchit, and Stevie Smith. After him are Lyle Talbot, Irene Ryan, Richard Allen, Frances Bavier, Gertrude Short, and Bruno Müller. Among people deceased in 1984, Meredith Willson ranks 275. Before him are June Marlowe, Shauna Grant, Mina Wylie, Ann Little, Jennifer Kendal, and Jack Mercer. After him are Frank Fisher, Tex Gibbons, Sohrab Modi, John Davis, Randall Thompson, and Eric Morecambe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Meredith Willson ranks 13,923 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrea Thompson (1960), George Perle (1915), David Dukes (1945), Dave Annable (1979), James M. Beggs (1926), and Matt Long (1980). After him are Justin Kirk (1969), Conn Findlay (1930), Sherri Martel (1958), Jerry Moran (1954), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), and Ross Lynch (1995).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Meredith Willson ranks 142. Before him are Bernie Worrell (1944), Jeremy Soule (1975), Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), Walter Murphy (1952), and George Perle (1915). After him are Marc Shaiman (1959), Randall Thompson (1899), Eric Whitacre (1970), John Ottman (1964), Christopher Tin (1976), and Nicholas Britell (1980).

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