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  2. The Music Man (1962 film) - Wikipedia

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    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 Paul Ford .

  3. List of Magical Negro occurrences in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Jim in Mark Twain's 1884 book the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [63] and its adaptations. A recurring archetype in Stephen King 's novels as well as some adaptations of his work: Dick Hallorann in The Shining (1977) novel, the 1980 film adaptation ( Scatman Crothers ), and the 1997 TV miniseries ( Melvin Van Peebles ) [ 1 ]

  4. The Music Man - Wikipedia

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    The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.

  5. Eustress - Wikipedia

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    Hans Selye created the term as a subgroup of stress [3] to differentiate the wide variety of stressors and manifestations of stress. Eustress is not defined by the stress or type, but rather how one perceives that stressor (e.g., a negative threat versus a positive challenge). Eustress refers to a positive response one has to a stressor, which ...

  6. Librarians in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In "Ron and Tammy: II", [16] Leslie says Tammy is "just a manipulative, psychotic, library book-peddling, sex-crazed, she-demon." Tammy also has books on "Approved" and "Rejected" shelves, which insinuates that the library operates in a biased manner. The depictions of the library on Parks and Recreation "illuminate the nature of library anxiety."

  7. List of metafictional works - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.

  8. The Music Man (2003 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Music Man is a 2003 American made-for-television musical film directed by Jeff Bleckner with a teleplay by Sally Robinson. It is based on the 1957 musical of the same name by Meredith Willson , which in turn was based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey .

  9. Music Man (1948 film) - Wikipedia

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    Music Man is a 1948 American musical comedy film directed by Will Jason. Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra appear alongside Freddie Stewart , June Preisser and Noel Neill . It was produced by Monogram Pictures .