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John Williams
Born: Feb 08, 1932 in Flushing, Queens, New York
Occupation: Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
Career Highlights: Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
First Major Screen Credit: Daddy-O (1959)
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William Holden
Born: Apr 17, 1918 in O'Fallon, Illinois
Died: Nov 16, 1981 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '40s-'70s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Wild Bunch, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sunset Boulevard
First Major Screen Credit: Our Town (1940)
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William Wyler
Born: Jul 01, 1902 in Mulhouse, Germany
Died: Jul 27, 1981 in Beverly Hills, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Active: '20s-'60s Major Genres: Drama, Western
Career Highlights: Roman Holiday, The Best Years of Our Lives, Friendly Persuasion
First Major Screen Credit: Crook Buster (1925)
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William Powell
Born: Jul 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: Mar 05, 1984 in Palm Springs, California
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Thin Man, The Last Command, Evelyn Prentice
First Major Screen Credit: Dangerous Money (1924)
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William Shakespeare
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Robin Williams
Born: Jul 21, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family
Career Highlights: Good Will Hunting, Aladdin, The Fisher King
First Major Screen Credit: Mork & Mindy: Season 01 (1978)
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William Hurt
Born: Mar 20, 1950 in Washington, District Of Columbia
Occupation: Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: The Accidental Tourist, The Big Chill, Altered States
First Major Screen Credit: Altered States (1980)
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William H. Macy
Born: Mar 13, 1950 in Miami, Florida
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Boogie Nights, Fargo, Magnolia
First Major Screen Credit: Lip Service (1988)
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Fred Williamson
Born: Mar 05, 1938 in Gary, Indiana
Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Action, Drama
Career Highlights: Bucktown, Original Gangstas, Deadlock
First Major Screen Credit: Deadlock (1969)
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William Friedkin
Born: Aug 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Thriller, Drama
Career Highlights: The Exorcist, The French Connection, To Live and Die in L.A.
First Major Screen Credit: The People vs. Paul Crump (1962)
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William Goldman
Born: Aug 12, 1931 in Highland Park, Illinois
Occupation: Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Thriller, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Princess Bride, The Right Stuff, All the President's Men
First Major Screen Credit: Soldier in the Rain (1963)
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William A. Fraker
Born: Sep 29, 1923 in Los Angeles, California
Died: May 31, 2010
Occupation: Cinematographer, Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-'90s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: WarGames, American Hot Wax, Looking for Mr. Goodbar
First Major Screen Credit: Forbid Them Not (1961)
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William Schallert
Born: Jul 06, 1922 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '50s-'80s Major Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
Career Highlights: Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' In Brooklyn Heights, The Man from Planet X
First Major Screen Credit: The Man from Planet X (1951)
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Esther Williams
Born: Aug 08, 1921 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '40s-'50s, '90s Major Genres: Musical, Comedy
Career Highlights: Raw Wind in Eden, The Unguarded Moment, Take Me Out to the Ball Game
First Major Screen Credit: Bathing Beauty (1944)
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William Conrad
Born: Sep 27, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky
Died: Feb 11, 1994 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '40s-'80s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: The Return of Frank Cannon, The Ride Back!, Body and Soul
First Major Screen Credit: Body and Soul (1947)
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William Talman
Born: Feb 04, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan
Died: Aug 30, 1968 in Encino CA
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '50s-'60s Major Genres: Mystery, Crime
Career Highlights: Armored Car Robbery, The Hitch-Hiker, Hell on Devil's Island
First Major Screen Credit: Armored Car Robbery (1950)
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Tennessee Williams
Born: Mar 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi
Died: Feb 25, 1983 in New York, New York
Occupation: Writer, Active: '50s-'80s Major Genres: Drama
Career Highlights: A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Sweet Bird of Youth
First Major Screen Credit: The Glass Menagerie (1950)
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William Hanna
Born: Jul 14, 1910 in Melrose, New Mexico
Died: Mar 22, 2001 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '40s-'60s, '80s Major Genres: Children's/Family
Career Highlights: Charlotte's Web, The Flintstones, Cyrano
First Major Screen Credit: To Spring (1936)
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William Bendix
Born: Jan 04, 1906 in New York City, New York
Died: Dec 14, 1964 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '40s-'50s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Detective Story, Lifeboat, The Life of Riley
First Major Screen Credit: The Glass Key (1942)
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William Haines
Born: Jan 01, 1900 in Staunton, Virginia
Died: Dec 26, 1973 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: '20s-'30s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Show People, Wallingford, Spring Fever
First Major Screen Credit: Gaiety Girl (1924)