Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
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)