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Dixie Willson (1930) Dixie Lucile Reiniger Willson (30 July 1890 - 6 February 1974) was an American screenwriter, as well as an author of children's books, novels, and short stories.
Mar 5, 2022 · Born Lucille Reineger Willson in 1890 in Estherville, Iowa, as the oldest child of Rosalie and John David Willson, Dixie started her writing career as a girl in Mason City and demonstrated...
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Mar 24, 2021 · DIXIE WILLSON: “HER ENTIRE LIFE HAS BEEN WRITING” By Janice Rod, Staff Member at The Music Man Square. Lucille Reiniger “Dixie” Willson was born in Estherville, Iowa on July 30, 1890. She was the eldest child of John and Rosalie Willson. Rosalie was a talented actress, musician, and poet.
Aug 16, 2017 · Dixie Willson started writing when she was a child herself: she contributed to her local paper, the Mason City Globe Gazette, at the age of ten, and won a national fiction-writing contest for adults four years later.
Mar 4, 2022 · Born Lucille Reineger Willson in 1890 in Estherville, Iowa, as the oldest child of Rosalie and John David Willson, Dixie started her writing career as a girl in Mason City and demonstrated...
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Dixie Willson claimed that her own writing formed the framework for “The Music Man,” the famous musical attributed to her brother. In a copy of a letter held both at the University of Iowa and the Mason City Public Library, Dixie Willson repeatedly notes that she had done much of the work herself.
Aug 11, 2018 · Dixie Willson Credit: Courtesy Mason City Public Library Historical Collection. “a little, short, plump, cute, snuppy-uppy puppy who was white and soft and just the size to cuddle…” What toddler could resist a story about this adorable little pup, who went by the name Pinky Pup?
