John Williams Biography

John Williams biography

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NAME: John Towner Williams
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Conductor
BIRTH DATE: February 08, 1932 (Age: 80)
EDUCATION: University of California at Los Angeles, Julliard
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York

ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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U.S. composer and conductor John Williams has scored over 75 films, including Jaws, the Star Wars trilogy, E.T., and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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John Williams was born February 8, 1932 in New York City. He started his career as a jazz pianist but began to compose for TV and film in the 1960s. He has scored over 75 films, including Jaws (1975), the Star Wars trilogy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. (1982), Schindler's List (1993), and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). He has also written many concert works.