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  1. Morton DaCosta (March 7, 1914 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor.

  2. Morton DaCosta. Director: The Music Man. Philadelphia-born Morton DaCosta started his career as a stage actor in 1942, and by 1950 had become a respected stage director, both in stock theater and on Broadway.

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  3. The Music Man is a 1962 American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed. Robert Preston reprises the title role from the stage version, starring alongside Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ronny Howard, and ...

  4. Feb 1, 1989 · Morton Da Costa, who directed such legendary Broadway hits as “The Music Man,” “Auntie Mame,” “No Time for Sergeants” and “Plain and Fancy,” has died of a heart attack. He was 74. Da Costa, who...

  5. The Music Man: Directed by Morton DaCosta. With Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold. Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.

  6. Morton DaCosta (March 7, 1914 - January 26, 1989) was an American theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morton DaCosta, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  7. Morton DaCosta was an American theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor.