Williams, John

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• Williams,John Towner — Williams, John Towner. Born 1932. American composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Jaws (1975) and Star Wars (1977). * * * …   Universalium

• Williams, John — ( 1796 1839 )    pioneer missionary to the South Pacific    John Williams was born at Tottenham High Cross, London, England, in 1796 and apprenticed to an ironmonger as a youth. He joined the Moorfields Tabernacle, a church established by George… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Williams, John D. — (1886 1941)    Born in Boston, John D. Williams worked for producers Abraham L. Erlanger and Charles Frohman. When Frohman died on the torpedoed Lusitania in 1915, Williams began producing plays on his own, including Justice (1916), Our Betters… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

• Williams, John — (1796–1839)    Missionary.    Williams was born in London. In 1817 he was sent by the London Missionary Society to Polynesia. He worked diligently and by 1834 it was said that no significant island within two thousand miles of Tahiti had not been …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Williams, John Henry — ▪ American economist born June 21, 1887, Wales died Dec. 24, 1980, Southbridge, Mass., U.S.       American economist, banker, and government adviser who achieved world renown as an expert on international trade.       Williams was educated at… …   Universalium

• Williams, John (Towner) — born Feb. 8, 1932, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. composer and conductor. Williams studied music at UCLA and Juilliard. He began his career as a jazz pianist but began to compose for TV and film in the 1960s. He has scored over 75 films, including… …   Universalium

• WILLIAMS, JOHN —    missionary and martyr, born near London; brought up an ironmonger; offered his services to the London Missionary Society; was sent out in 1816 to the Society Islands; laboured with conspicuous success among the natives; came home in 1834, and… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Williams, John (Towner) — (n. 8 feb. 1932, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.). Compositor y director de orquesta estadounidense. Estudió música en la UCLA y en la Juilliard School. Comenzó su carrera como pianista de jazz, pero en la década de 1960 comenzó a componer para la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• John Towner Williams — John Williams im Mai 2006 John Towner Williams (* 8. Februar 1932 im New Yorker Stadtteil Flushing, N.Y.) ist ein US amerikanischer Komponist, Dirigent und Produzent von Filmmusik. Der mehrfache Oscar und Grammy Gewinner z …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• John Williams (Musiker) — John Williams im Mai 2006 John Towner Williams (* 8. Februar 1932 im New Yorker Stadtteil Flushing, N.Y.) ist ein US amerikanischer Komponist, Dirigent und Produzent von Filmmusik. Der mehrfache Oscar und Grammy Gewinner z …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• John Towner Williams — John Williams (compositeur) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Williams et John Williams. John Williams …   Wikipédia en Français