[1] St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, CA.
Father: John David Willson (lawyer)
Mother: Rosalie Reiniger
Wife: Elizabeth Wilson (m. 29-Aug-1920, div. 5-Mar-1948)
Wife: Ralina Zarova (singer, m. 13-Mar-1948, d. 6-Dec-1966)
Wife: Rosemary Sullivan (his secretary, m. 14-Feb-1968, until his death)
High School: Mason City High School, Mason City, IA (1919)
University: Juilliard School
New York Philharmonic Principal Flautist (1924-29)
John Philip Sousa Band Flautist (1921-23)
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1982
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6411 Hollywood Blvd. (radio)
Author of books:
And There I Stood with My Piccolo: Reminiscences (1948, memoir)
Who Did What to Fedalia? (1952, novel)
Eggs I Have Laid (1955, memoir)
But He Doesn't Know the Territory (1959, memoir)
