Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Meredith Willson
Born: May 18, 1902
Died: June 15, 1984 (aged 82)
Bio: Robert Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, flautist, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man.
Known for:
- The Music Man (1957)
- Here's Love (1982)
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown
- And There I Stood with My Piccolo (1948)
- But He Doesn't Know the Territory. (1959)







