The Music Man Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

The Music Man is a 1962 musical film starring Robert Preston as Harold Hill and Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo. The film is based on the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name by Meredith Willson. The film was one of the biggest hits of the year and highly acclaimed critically. In 2005, The Music Man was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Set in July 1912, a traveling salesman, "Professor" Harold Hill , arrives in the fictional location of River City, Iowa, intrigued...
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quick facts

Release date:	June 19, 1962
Directed by:	Morton DaCosta
Rated:
Runtime:	151 Minutes
Producer:	Morton DaCosta
Editor:	William H. Ziegler
Music by:	Meredith Willson, Ray Heindorf
Cinematography:	Robert Burks
Screenplay by:	Marion Hargrove
Adapted from:	The Music Man
Genre:	Musical, Comedy

Award-winners from The Music Man

Robert Preston

Character:Harold Hill

Born:June 8, 1918

Died:March 21, 1987

Cast of The Music Man

Charles Lane

Constable Locke

Born:Jan. 26, 1905

Died:July 9, 2007

Shirley Jones

Marian Paroo

Born:March 31, 1934

Age:78

Mary Wickes

Mrs. Squires

Born:June 13, 1910

Died:Oct. 22, 1995

Ron Howard

Winthrop Paroo

Born:March 1, 1954

Age:58

Paul Ford

Mayor George Shinn

Born:Nov. 2, 1901

Died:Apr. 12, 1976

Buddy Hackett

Marcellus Washburn

Born:Aug. 31, 1924

Died:June 30, 2003

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Morton DaCosta
1962	Academy Award for Best Music, Score, Ray Heindorf
1963	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical, Marion Hargrove
1963	Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance, Robert Preston

Year	Award Nomination
1962	Academy Award for Best Picture, Morton DaCosta
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Morton DaCosta
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film, Robert Preston
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film, Hermione Gingold
1962	DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Morton DaCosta
1962	Academy Award for Costume Design, Dorothy Jeakins
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Meredith Willson
1962	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Paul Groesse
1962	Academy Award for Film Editing, William H. Ziegler
1962	Academy Award for Best Music, Score, Ray Heindorf
1962	Academy Award for Best Sound, George Groves
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film, Shirley Jones
1963	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Morton DaCosta
1963	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical, Marion Hargrove
1963	Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance, Robert Preston
1963	Golden Laurel for Top Female Musical Performance, Shirley Jones

Film director of The Music Man

Morton DaCosta

Born: March 7, 1914

Died: January 26, 1989

Morton DaCosta was an American theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor. Born Morton Tecosky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DaCosta began his career as an actor in the Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth starring Tallulah Bankhead in 1942 . A decade...
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Title	Released	Genre
Island of Love	1963	Comedy
The Music Man	1962	Musical
Auntie Mame	1958	Comedy

Music contributors for The Music Man

Meredith Willson

Robert Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who was the director of the movie "The Music Man"?
A:
Morton DaCosta directed the film.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "The Music Man"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment distributed the movie.
Q:
Who composed the music for the motion picture The Music Man?
A:
Meredith Willson composed the original music score for the film's soundtrack.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of the film "The Music Man"?
A:
Shirley Jones, Robert Preston, Buddy Hackett, Ron Howard, Charles Lane and Robert Preston played a role in the movie.
Q:
Who played a role in the production of the movie, "The Music Man"?
A:
Joel Freeman and Morton DaCosta were the movie's producers.
Q:
When was the premier of the movie "The Music Man"?
A:
The movie was released in June, 1962.
Q:
Which honors did the movie "The Music Man" receive?
A:
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Q:
What is the rating of the film, "The Music Man"?
A:
The motion picture is rated G (USA).
Q:
Who was the writer for the film The Music Man?
A:
Meredith Willson wrote the script for the film.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the movie "The Music Man"?
A:
The runtime is 151 minutes.

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