Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. is an American composer, singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country," Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World," David Bowie's "Fill Your Heart" and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays." Williams is also known for his musical contributions to films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and penning the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen," the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick.
Paul Williams
Active - 1965 - 2022 |
Birth - Sep 19, 1940 |
Genres - Comedy, Action-Adventure, Drama, Documentary, Music
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Subgenres - Musical, Satire, Christmas Film, LGBT-Related Film, Romantic Comedy
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Paul H. Williams, Paul Hamilton Williams Jr.-
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Musical, Satire, Christmas Film, LGBT-Related Film, Romantic Comedy, Action Comedy Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Teen Film, Black Comedy Film, Chase, Christmas Specials, Comedy Horror, Dark Fantasy, Detective Film, Dystopian Film, Monster Film, Musical Comedy, Ninja Film, Parody Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Silent Feature, Vigilante Film