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  1. Early life. Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, as John William Fillipitch. He attended grade school in different places while his father was in the U.S. Air Force, but the family moved back to Joliet, Illinois, after his father's retirement from the service.

  2. Sep 26, 2016 · The relative interest in “are mermaids real” (blue) to “are vampires real” (red). (Image: Google Trends) Curiosity about real aliens (red) has overtaken queries about vampires (blue) and ...

  3. Jun 18, 2018 · Paisley had never been a competitive swimmer or a dancer or any of the other -ers that might help someone dance underwater. But she was a Florida girl, and Florida girls are fish. So when her college classmate, already a mermaid, offered her a private audition, she took the bait.

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  5. Apr 11, 2024 · While mermaids exist in many cultures, the origin story Dr. Compora says is among the most familiar connects them to the sirens from Greek mythology. “Much of the modern idea of mermaids is ...

  6. Mermaids are alluring and elusive, feminine and animal, protective and devastating. And imagined mermaids are almost always beautiful. It's the most obvious key to their allure. But in real life, the mermaid picture isn't always so pretty. One spotted near Indonesia in 1943 had the mouth of a carp.

  7. Apr 24, 2024 · John Williams (born February 8, 1932, Queens, New York, U.S.) is an American composer who created some of the most iconic film scores of all time. He scored more than a hundred movies, many of which were directed by Steven Spielberg. Williams is also known for his work on numerous Star Wars films.

  8. John Williams. Music Department: Jurassic Park. As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 52 Oscar nominations (five wins), twenty-odd Gold and ...