Name: John Williams
Occupation: Composer
Gender: Male
Height: 182 cm
Birth Day: February 8, 1932
Age: 93
Birth Place: Long Island - New York
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
DOB in Roman: II.VIII.MCMXXXII

John Williams

John Williams was born on 8 February 1932(93 years old) in New York. John Williams is Composer, Zodiac sign - Aquarius. More detail about John Williams given below.

About John Williams

One of the greatest film composers of all time, he composed the music for Star Wars, Superman, and Indiana Jones. He also wrote one of the most well-known theme melodies in cinema history for Jaws, which received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score in 1975.

John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history. Williams has won 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. His compositions are considered the epitome of film music; Classic FM considers Williams to be one of the greatest composers of classical music in history. Williams has composed for many critically acclaimed and popular movies, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the first two Home Alone films, the Indiana Jones films, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, and the first three Harry Potter films.

OccupationComposer, conductor, pianist
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Juilliard School
BornJohn Towner Williams, February 8, 1932, New York City, New York, U.S.
Official Websitehttp://www.johnwilliams.org
Parent(s)Johnny Williams (father)
Children3, including Joseph


Trivia

He also composed theme music for Jurassic ParkSchindler's ListSaving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter films, Catch Me If You CanMemoirs of a GeishaWar HorseLincoln, and Family Plot, Alfred Hitchcock's last film.

John Williams before fame

In 1952, he was drafted into the United States Air Force, where he worked as music arranger and conductor for The United States Air Force Band.

Achievement of John Williams

He also composed the soundtracks for Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter movies, Catch Me If You Can, Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, Lincoln, and Alfred Hitchcock's final picture, Family Plot.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$300 Million

John Williams family life

He had three children with his first wife, actress Barbara Ruick, then married Samantha Winslow in 1939.

Associations of John Williams

In 1974, he began working with Steven Spielberg on The Sugarland Express, Spielberg's first feature film.

John Williams Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height 182 cm
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