John Williams

John Williams

Born 1930s.

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John 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.

Biography

John Towner Williams is the son of Johnny Williams and Esther Towner.

John was married to Barbara Ruick (from 1956 to her death in 1974). Tthey had 3 children together. He married second Samantha Winslow (in 1980).

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. [From Wikipedia entry]

Sources


  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K79Q-KVL : 7 January 2021), John F Williams, Queens, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-943, sheet 7B, line 65, family 138, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2738.

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TL Koehnline
Can we please attach his mother, Towner-661?

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Abby (Brown) Glann
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