Born on this day – Meredith Willson:

Meredith Willson

Flutist

Composer

Conductor

Musical arranger

Bandleader

Writer

May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984

Credits:

Books:

And There I Stood with My Piccolo (1948); But He Doesn’t Know the Territory (1959); Eggs I Have Laid (1955).

Movies and television:

7th Heaven (2003); 9-1-1 (2018); A Christmas Story (1983); A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018); A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011); Action (1999); All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); All Star Revue (1952–1953); Ally McBeal (1997–2000); Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Christmas (1981); AM HQ Weekend (2025); Arthur Godfrey Time (1958); Bandstand (1963); Bara du & jag (1994); BBC Proms (2012); Behind the Candelabra (2013); Being Erica (2010); Bernie (2011); Best of the Worst (2018); Bordertown (1989); Boston Legal (2005); Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016); Broadway on Broadway (2000); Bust Down (2022); Call the Midwife (2013); Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway (1969); Cavalcade of Books (1948–1974); Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas - Live from Dublin (2012); Christmas Carole (2022); Christmas Connection (2017); Christmas Evil (1980); Christmas Tree Lane (2020); Cinematic Excrement (2012); Conan (2011); Coup de Chance (2023); Czar of Broadway (1930); Dark Skies (1996); Day by Day (1988); De Mike Burstyn show (1980); Dear Santa (2024); Disneyland '59 (1959); Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating (1996); Doom Patrol (2022); Duplex (2003); Emily's First 100 Days of School (2006); Fame (1983); Family Guy (2006); First Man (2018); Flikken Maastricht (2010); Four Christmases (2008); Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005); George Jessel Show (1959); Girls on Top (1985); Godmothered (2020); Great Performances (2001–2014); Happy-Go-Lucky (1936); He Doesn't Know the Territory (2018); Here's Hollywood (1961); Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1993); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978); IT: Welcome to Derry (2025); I've Got a Secret (1958–1963); I've Got a Secret (1963); Kirstie's Crafty Christmas (2013); Kirstie's Handmade Britain (2011); Kirstie's Handmade Christmas (2018); Krampus (2015); Last Ounce of Courage (2012); Laverne & Shirley (1981); Leipzig Homicide (2023); Lipstick on Your Collar (1993); M*A*S*H (1978); Make the Connection (1955); Merry & Bright (2019); Michael Bublé: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2021); Michael Buble's Christmas in the City (2021); Miracle on 34th Street (1994); Monsanto Presents Mancini (1971); Moonlighting (1986); Mr. Belvedere (1986–1988); Mr. Miracle (2014); MsMojo (2021); Murphy Brown (1998); My Gift: Piolo Pascual First Time in Concert (2004); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1991–2022); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Noelle (2019); Nurses (1993); Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1991); Peacock Alley (1930); Perry Como's Christmas in Paris (1982); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1959–1960); Play Dirty (2025); Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007); Radio Days (1987); Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997); Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (2009); Sex and the City 2 (2010); Shotgun Red's Christmas Surprise (1986); Sister Swap: Christmas in the City (2021); Strictly Come Dancing (2012–2016); Sunday Showcase (1959); Ted Lasso (2021); The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971); The 2nd Annual Grammy Awards (1959); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000); The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014); The American President (1995); The Andy Williams Show (1966); The Beatles Anthology (1995–1996); The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1964); The Bell Telephone Hour (1960); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1977); The Carol Burnett Show (1967); The Cavalier (1928); The Christmas Club (2019); The Danny Kaye Show (1965); The Dean Martin Show (1966); The Dick Clark Show (1959); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960–1964); The Ezio Pinza Show (1952); The Facts of Life (1986); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Garry Moore Show (1951 / 1959); The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971); The Great Dictator (1940); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2020); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2011); The King of Kings (1927); The Last Man on Earth (2018); The Lawrence Welk Show (1967–1982); The Little Foxes (1941); The Lost Zeppelin (1929); The Lux Show (1957); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2019); The Meredith Willson Show (1949); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1970); The Muppet Show (1979); The Muppets. (2015); The Music Man (1962 / 2003); The Music Never Stopped (2011); The Name's the Same (1952–1953); The Other Sister (1999); The Perry Como Christmas Show (1974); The Polar Express (2004); The Project (2023); The Simpsons (2010–2014); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1958–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963 / 1981); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2010–2011); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); The Wedding Singer (1998); The West Wing (2001); The Wrong Mans (2014); This Is Your Life (1971); Till There Was You (1991 / 2003); Tinsel Town (2025); Ultraman: Rising (2024); Undersea Kingdom (1936); Veronica Mars (2006); Warehouse 13 (2010); Weekend Recharge (2025); WGN Morning News (2019); Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2004); Will & Grace (1999); You Bet Your Life (1956).