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American Journey. American Journey (originally titled The Unfinished Journey) is a six-part orchestral composition by the American composer John Williams. The piece was commissioned by U.S. President Bill Clinton to accompany a multimedia presentation titled The Unfinished Journey directed by Steven Spielberg for the 2000 "Millennium" celebrations.
John Williams (May 29, 1922 – January 19, 1973) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1940s. A native of Jonesboro, Arkansas , Williams played for the Chicago American Giants in 1948. In 10 recorded games, he posted four hits in 34 plate appearances.
John Williams ( bardic name: Ab Ithel) (7 April 1811 [1] –27 August 1862), was an antiquary and Anglican priest. Born in Llangynhafal, Denbighshire Wales in 1811, he graduated from Jesus College, Oxford in 1835 to become the Anglican curate of Llanfor, Merionethshire, where he married Elizabeth Lloyd Williams. In 1843 he became perpetual ...
2× Second-team All-MVC (1983, 1984) MVC Newcomer of the Year (1983) AP Honorable mention All-American ( 1985) John Sherman Williams (born October 2, 1963) is a retired American basketball player. He was the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Newcomer of the Year, was a four-time all-conference pick and led the MVC in scoring (22.8) for the 1985 ...
John Williams 's Concerto for Horn and Orchestra is a solo composition for horn with orchestra accompaniment. Williams wrote the piece for principal horn player Dale Clevenger of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2003 on a commission from the Edward F. Schmidt Family Commissioning Fund. The premiere performance took place on November 29, 2003.
John Williams (c.1636 – 24 April 1709) was an English Bishop of Chichester. Life [ edit ] He was born about 1636 in Northamptonshire , matriculated from Magdalen Hall, Oxford , on 24 June 1653, graduating B.A. on 14 December 1655 and M.A. on 11 June 1658.
Biography [ edit] John Skelton Williams was a leading southern financier. He served as the Comptroller of the Currency under President Woodrow Wilson from 1914 to 1921 after serving as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Previously, he had organized the Seaboard Air Line Railway into a single company, and served as its president from 1900 to 1903.
John Williams (British Army officer) John Williams MBE DCM (1934–2002) was a British Army officer. John Williams, known as Patch after losing an eye during the battle of Plaman Mapu during the Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation, joined the Army as a bandsman in 1949. He transferred to the infantry in 1954. He served with the Parachute ...