Chaplin's Music Man

In this great article by Jim Lochner, Meredith Willson describes working with Chaplin on the Oscar-nominated score for The Great Dictator:

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“He would have been great at anything—music, law, ballet dancing, or painting—house, sign, or portrait. I got the screen credit for The Great Dictator music score, but the best parts of it were all Charlie’s ideas.” --Meredith Willson