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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1659

Music: Meredith Willson American Composer (1902-84); after a successful career scoring films, he is best known for his hit Broadway musical The Music Man, a perennial favorite. Pair of autographs including Photograph Signed "Meredith Willson / ´34" and inscribed to a friend, a handsome 10" x 8" close-up head-and-shoulders portrait. With mimeographed Score Signed "Meredith 7/19/41" in pencil, 3 pages, folio (12.5" x 9.5"). He inscribes the score for "Never Feel too Weary to Pray" from that year´s film The Little Foxes to "Jimmy / with all good / wishes & THANX." Folds in score, otherwise both VG. Willson´s score was nominated for an Academy Award.

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