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John Williams
By: Curtis Caron & Coady Webber
In a galaxy far far away, there lived a
Composer, this is his story………
Information
• Date Of Birth- February 8, 1932, Long
Island, New York
• Nationality- American
• Style/Period- Modern 1920-Present
Famous Works
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Star Wars
Indiana Jones Trilogy
E.T- The Extraterrestrial
Jurassic Park
Jaws
Home Alone
Harry Potter
Superman
Composed the themes for the1987 International Special
Olympics and the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer
Olympic Games
Composer’s Life
• John Williams moved out of New York and went to Los
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Angeles in 1948
After serving in the Air Force, he moved back to New
York to study piano at the Juilliard School of Music
John Williams has been nominated for 21 Golden Globes,
59 Grammys, and 45 Oscars
Interesting Details
 With 45 Academy Award
nominations, Williams is,
together with composer
Alfred Newman, the
second most nominated
person after Walt Disney
 He was inducted into the
Hollywood Bowl Hall of
Fame in 2000, and was
a recipient of the
Kennedy Center Honors
in 2004.
Bibliography
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http://www.dsokids.com/listen/Comp
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wi
lliams
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm000
2354/
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