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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:arranger
gptkb:songwriter
gptkb:conductor
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gptkbp:active_years
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1920s–1980s
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Iowa
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:The_New_York_Philharmonic
The Music Man cast
The Music Man film adaptation
The Unsinkable Molly Brown cast
The Unsinkable Molly Brown film adaptation
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Hollywood
gptkb:Broadway
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Tony_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Original_Cast_Album
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1902-05-18
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Mason_City,_Iowa
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gptkbp:born
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May 18, 1902
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:David_Willson
gptkb:Edith_Willson
gptkb:Elizabeth_Willson
gptkb:John_Willson
gptkb:Lola_Willson
gptkb:Nancy_Willson
gptkb:Robert_Willson
gptkb:Thomas_Willson
Alice Willson
Helen Willson
Margaret Willson
Mary Willson
Richard Willson
William Willson
Ruth Willson
Barbara Willson
Catherine Willson
Clara Willson
Cynthia Willson
Diana Willson
Doris Willson
Dorothy Willson
Esther Willson
Evelyn Willson
Frances Willson
Joyce Willson
Lana Willson
Lillian Willson
Mabel Willson
Mildred Willson
Miriam Willson
Mona Willson
Nina Willson
Pat Willson
Patricia Willson
Renee Willson
Rita Willson
Sally Willson
Tina Willson
Virginia Willson
Diane Willson
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:death_date
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1984-06-15
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California
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gptkbp:died
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April 15, 1984
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Iowa
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meredith Willson
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Stephen_Schwartz
gptkb:Lin-Manuel_Miranda
gptkb:John_Williams
gptkb:Lloyd_Webber
American music culture
musical theatre composers
Broadway musicals
musical theater composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Richard_Rodgers
gptkb:Irving_Berlin
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:trumpet
flute
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:The_Music_Man
gptkb:The_Unsinkable_Molly_Brown
writing and composing
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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Conducted the New York Philharmonic
Created the musical The Music Man
Created the musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Worked on radio shows in the 1930s and 1940s.
Wrote the score for the film The Music Man
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Direction_of_a_Musical
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Music_Man
gptkb:The_Unsinkable_Molly_Brown
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:arranger
gptkb:songwriter
gptkb:conductor
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Mason_City,_Iowa
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California
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gptkbp:signature
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gptkb:Goodnight,_My_Someone
gptkb:Seventy-Six_Trombones
gptkb:The_Wells_Fargo_Wagon
gptkb:Till_There_Was_You
gptkb:Iowa_Stubborn
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gptkbp:spouse
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Ruth Willson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Music_Man
gptkb:The_Music_Man_(2019)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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