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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 135
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- The first Congress of the Red Trade Union International at Moscow, 1921
- Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Ex-meridian altitude tables, declination (O⁰-70⁰)
- People Power
- People Power
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-08
2008 universal fire victimacademy award winneramericanamerican composercinematic classicalclassical
Discography
- The John Towner Touch1957
- World on a String1957
- Rhythm in Motion1961
- How to Steal a Million1966
- Williams: Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble / Penderecki: Pittsburgh Overture / Mayuzumi: Music with Sculpture1970
- Music for Cello and Piano1974
- Jaws: Original Motion Picture Score1975
- Music From John Williams' Classic Film Scores: Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Star Wars1978
- Pops in Space1980
- Pops on the March1980
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George Dale "The Fox" Williams (November 5, 1917-April 17, 1988) was a musician and an arranger for a number of major big bands, including Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Sonny Dunham, and Ray Anthony. He also wrote numerous hit songs, including "Whamboogie" and "It Must Be Jelly" for Glenn Miller, "Hamp's Boogie" for Lionel Hampton, "Gene's Boogie" for Krupa, as well as Anthony's hit songs "Lackawanna Local", "The Fox," and "The Bunny Hop," and almost all of Anthony's recorded arran
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Somerset
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- Sir George Williams by John Collier.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1821-10-11
- date of death
- 1905-11-06
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Commons category
- George Williams (philanthropist)
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