The Music Man 61 years old

The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!

A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.

Credits

Name	Character
Ron Howard He was 8, now 70 years old	as Winthrop Paroo
Buddy Hackett He was 37, 78 years old when he died	as Marcellus Washburn
Shirley Jones She was 28, now 90 years old	as Marian Paroo
Hank Worden He was 60, 91 years old when he died	as The undertaker
Barbara Pepper She was 47, 54 years old when she died	as Mrs. Hawkes
William Fawcett He was 111, 123 years old when he died	as Lester Lonnergan
Max Showalter He was 45, 83 years old when he died	as Traveling salesman on train
Colin Kenny He was 18, 24 years old when he died	as Brighton Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Preston He was 44, 68 years old when he died	as Prof. Harold Hill
Jesslyn Fax She was 69, 82 years old when she died	as Avis Grubb
Milton Parsons He was 58, 75 years old when he died	as Farmer
Charles Lane He was 57, 102 years old when he died	as Constable
Mary Wickes She was 52, 85 years old when she died	as Mrs. Squires
Timmy Everett	as Tommy Djilas
Pert Kelton She was 54, 61 years old when she died	as Mrs. Paroo
Harry Hickox He was 51, 83 years old when he died	as Charlie Cowell
Hermione Gingold She was 64, 89 years old when she died	as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Susan Luckey She was 24, 74 years old when she died	as Zaneeta Shinn
Paul Ford He was 60, 74 years old when he died	as Mayor George Shinn
Monique Vermont	as Amaryllis
Peggy Mondo She was 21, 50 years old when she died	as Ethel

Name	Department
Robert Burks as Director of Photography. He was 52 (58) years old when He died	Camera
William H. Ziegler as Editor. He was 52 (67) years old when He died	Editing
George James Hopkins as Set Decoration. He was 66 (88) years old when He died	Art
Gordon Bau as Makeup Supervisor. He was 54 (68) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Dolph Thomas as Sound. He was 69 (73) years old when He died	Sound
Jean Burt Reilly as Hair Supervisor.	Costume & Make-Up
M.A. Merrick as Sound.	Sound
Dorothy Jeakins as Costume Design. She was 48 (81) years old when She died	Costume & Make-Up
Myrl Stoltz as Hairstylist. He was 54 (85) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Morton DaCosta as Director. He was 48 (74) years old when He died	Directing
Morton DaCosta as Producer. He was 48 (74) years old when He died	Production
Meredith Willson as Music. He was 60 (82) years old when He died	Sound
Meredith Willson as Story. He was 60 (82) years old when He died	Writing
Paul Groesse as Art Direction. He was 56 (81) years old when He died	Art

The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!