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John Williams(IX)

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John Williams was born on 24 April 1941 in Melbourne, Australia. He is a writer and composer, known for Voyage au bout de l'enfer (1978), De grandes espérances (1998) and Un poisson nommé Wanda (1988).
BornApril 24, 1941
BornApril 24, 1941
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      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Robert De Niro and John Savage in Voyage au bout de l'enfer (1978)
    Voyage au bout de l'enfer
    8.1
    • Music Department(main title theme)
    • 1978
    Robert De Niro, Ethan Hawke, and Gwyneth Paltrow in De grandes espérances (1998)
    De grandes espérances
    6.8
    • Music Department(featured guitar)
    • 1998
    John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Un poisson nommé Wanda (1988)
    Un poisson nommé Wanda
    7.5
    • Music Department(solo guitar)
    • 1988
    The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
    The Mind of Mr. Soames
    6.2
    • Music Department
    • 1970

    Credits

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    • Pam Ferris and Felicity Kendal in Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
      Rosemary & Thyme
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: title music
      • title music performed by
      • 2003–2006
    • Robert De Niro, Ethan Hawke, and Gwyneth Paltrow in De grandes espérances (1998)
      De grandes espérances
      6.8
      • musician: featured guitar
      • 1998
    • Goldie Hawn and David Arnott in CrissCross (1992)
      CrissCross
      5.8
      • musician: solo guitar
      • 1992
    • Patsy Kensit, Bryan Brown, Dudley Moore, Bronson Pinchot, Richard Griffiths, Andreas Katsulas, Alison Steadman, and Penelope Wilton in Méli-mélo à Venise (1992)
      Méli-mélo à Venise
      5.5
      • musician: solo guitar
      • 1992
    • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Un poisson nommé Wanda (1988)
      Un poisson nommé Wanda
      7.5
      • musician: solo guitar
      • 1988
    • Ray Liotta and Tom Hulce in Nicky et Gino (1988)
      Nicky et Gino
      7.0
      • musician: guitar
      • 1988
    • Emma's War (1987)
      Emma's War
      5.1
      • musician: guitar
      • 1987
    • Anthony Andrews, Max von Sydow, Birgit Doll, and Renée Soutendijk in The Second Victory (1987)
      The Second Victory
      6.0
      • musician: solo guitar
      • 1987
    • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones et le Temple maudit (1984)
      Indiana Jones et le Temple maudit
      7.5
      • conductor: score (uncredited)
      • 1984
    • The Spanish Civil War (1983)
      The Spanish Civil War
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • music performed by
      • performed by
      • 1983
    • A Slight Ache (1967)
      Landscape
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • musician: guitarist
      • 1983
    • Vincent Price in Le club des monstres (1981)
      Le club des monstres
      5.9
      • performer: background music (segment "Shadmock Story")
      • 1981
    • Robert De Niro and John Savage in Voyage au bout de l'enfer (1978)
      Voyage au bout de l'enfer
      8.1
      • performer: main title theme
      • 1978
    • Glenda Jackson and Mona Washbourne in Stevie (1978)
      Stevie
      6.8
      • musician: guitar soloist
      • 1978
    • John Williams
      TV Movie
      • guitarist
      • 1976

    Writer



    • John Williams
      TV Movie
      • narrative script
      • 1976

    Composer



    • Emma's War (1987)
      Emma's War
      5.1
      • Composer
      • 1987

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Sky
    • Born
      • April 24, 1941
      • Melbourne, Australia
    • Spouse
      • Sue Cook(divorced, 1 child)
    • Other works
      World-famous classical guitarist, both as a soloist and duetting with Julian Bream.

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Often confused with John Williams, who is also a musician.
    • Quotes
      I'm certainly learning all the time, although I don't know if I'm improving. I'm doing quite a bit of medieval and Irish music at the moment, and when you go into specialist areas like that, you learn a lot because it's not easy music to play. A lot of classical musicians think that folk and traditional music is easy to play, but it's actually very difficult to get the real feel of it. Understanding the feeling and the tradition - and communicating that - is much more difficult than mastering the technique itself.

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    • How old is John Williams?
      84 years old
    • When was John Williams born?
      April 24, 1941
    • Where was John Williams born?
      Melbourne, Australia
    • What is John Williams's birth name?
      John Christopher Williams
    • What is John Williams known for?
      The Mind of Mr. Soames, The Deer Hunter, A Fish Called Wanda, and Great Expectations

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