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- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Meredith Willson--musician, playwright, and composer--was best known for the book, words, and music for The Music Man (1962). He wrote two other musical plays, including The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). Many of his songs are standards, including "You and I", "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You", "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", "Seventy-Six Trombones", and "Till There Was You", which was a surprising song choice for a hit record by The Beatles. Willson left his hometown of Mason City in 1919 to attend Damrosch Institute (now Juilliard) in New York. He played flute and piccolo in John Philip Sousa's band from 1921 to 1923 and then joined the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from 1924 to 1929. In 1930 he got a job in radio in California. Radio was his primary source of income over the following 25 years. He also composed several orchestral works during the '30s and '40s, including symphonies for The Great Dictator (1940) and The Little Foxes (1941). In 1951, stage producers Martin and Feuer proposed that Willson write a musical comedy about his Iowa boyhood. With his common touch, they said, it was sure to be a hit. After seven years, he finally got what turned out to be his masterpiece onto the stage. "The Music Man", which Willson said was "an Iowan's attempt to pay tribute to his home state", premiered on Broadway in 1957. Robert Preston recreated his most famous role and Willson's most famous character, that of Professor Harold Hill, in the film production of The Music Man (1962).- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Tanna Frederick was born on 11 August 1977 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Two Ways Home (2019), Hollywood Dreams (2006) and Irene in Time (2009). She was previously married to Henry Jaglom.- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Del Tenney was born in Mason City, Iowa, and moved to California with his parents when he was 12. Attending Los Angeles City and State college, he developed an interest in the theater, became an actor and made a living at it for most of his young adult life. He acted on stage, did extra work in films (Stalag 17 (1953), The Wild One (1953)) and then came to New York looking for work. He found it--working in restaurants and as a detective--but he also managed to land roles in summer stock. Deciding to move behind the camera, Tenney started off as assistant director on some risqué low-budget pictures, then co-wrote and co-directed (without credit) his production of Violent Midnight (1963), a Connecticut-made suspenser with Shepperd Strudwick, Jean Hale, 'Sylvia Miles' and Margot Hartman (Mrs. Tenney). Tenney next made schlock horror history, bringing to the screen the cheapo classics The Horror of Party Beach (1964) and (his favorite) The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964).- Additional Crew
- Director
- Production Manager
Ralph Senensky was born on 1 May 1923 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is a director and production manager, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Star Trek (1966) and Mission: Impossible (1966).- Rylie Behr was born on 16 December 1999 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. She is an actress, known for Two Ways Home (2019), Nanuq (2011) and Chasing Gold (2016).
- Betty Caldwell was born on 9 January 1923 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Jinx Money (1948) and On Our Merry Way (1948). She was married to John D. Howard. She died on 26 July 2002 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.
- Guy Usher was born on 9 May 1883 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Case of the Black Cat (1936), Buck Rogers (1939) and The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935). He was married to Evelyn. He died on 16 June 1944 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Producer
- Editorial Department
- Director
Ryan Emerson was born on 20 November 1978 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is a producer and director, known for New York Ninja (2021), Eight Eyes (2023) and Fatal Examination (2021).- Jack Jenney was born on 12 May 1910 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Syncopation (1942). He was married to Kay Thompson and Bonnie Lake. He died on 16 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Tim Laudner was born on 7 June 1958 in Mason City, Iowa, USA.
- Rhiannon R. Sauers was born in Mason City, Iowa, USA. She is known for A Simple Plan (1998) and Bubblepac (1998).
- Randall L. Wreghitt was born on 20 September 1955 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. Randall L. was a producer, known for A Tale of Two Pizzas (2003) and The Real Thing (2000). Randall L. died on 18 May 2011 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
- Cinematographer
Miles J. Burns was born on 12 July 1896 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. Miles J. was a cinematographer, known for The Installment Plan (1920) and Kick (1920). Miles J. died on 23 September 1988 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Art Department
Gene Delaney was born on 1 March 1905 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. Gene died on 17 October 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Frank Secory was born on 24 August 1912 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He was married to Vonda Conner. He died on 7 April 1995 in Port Huron, Michigan, USA.
- Editor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Shawn Skadburg was born on 25 November 1988 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is an editor and director, known for I Love You, I'm Sorry (2021), Follow Your Bliss: The Making of Monomyth (2019) and In the Grey (2019).- Kurt Johnson was born on 19 October 1964 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Horrorween (2011).
- Sarah Killion was born on 2 March 1980 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. She is an actress, known for Dropping Evil (2012) and Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2009).
- Camera and Electrical Department
Don Stott was born on 10 January 1915 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is known for Logan's Run (1976), The Man with Two Brains (1983) and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982). He was married to Patty Stott. He died on 18 August 1999 in San Clemente, California, USA.- Chad Wicks was born on 6 March 1978 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE Velocity (2002).
- John Valentine was born in 1886 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is known for Fashion Model (1945), Rogues Gallery (1944) and Delinquent Daughters (1944).
- Dave Green was born on 21 September 1949 in Mason City, Illinois, USA.
- Dixie Willson was born on 30 July 1890 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. She was a writer, known for 3-Ring Marriage (1928), An Affair of the Follies (1927) and The Age of Desire (1923). She died on 6 February 1974 in Fair Haven, New Jersey, USA.
- Tyler Crosser was born on 4 December 1981 in Mason City, Iowa, USA.