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Musician · 1932–

John Williams

John Williams is an American composer and conductor. Born on 8 February 1932, this profile follows John Williams through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Long Goodbye (1973), Earthquake (1974) and Home Alone — Chicago (1990). The location trail reaches RMS Queen Mary, Lincoln Heights Jail and Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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CHAPTER 03

The Long Goodbye · Lincoln Heights Jail

John Williams is credited as composer on The Long Goodbye. The work’s existing location story leads to Lincoln Heights Jail. Lincoln Heights Jail is among the production’s documented locations. The institutional building contrasts with the enclosed hillside world where Marlowe begins.

The Long Goodbye — credits ↗︎The Long Goodbye · Lincoln Heights Jail ↗︎

CHAPTER 04

Earthquake · Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam

John Williams is credited as composer on Earthquake. The work’s existing location story leads to Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam. The dam is depicted in a fictional disaster sequence; the real reservoir remains a separate, working site.

Earthquake — credits ↗︎Hollywood Reservoir ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 10 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

Movies · 1972

The Poseidon Adventure

Ronald Neame

Movies · 1974

Earthquake

Mark Robson

Movies · 2002

Catch Me If You Can

Steven Spielberg

Movies · 2002

Minority Report

Steven Spielberg

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

CITY

New York ↗︎

Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.

CITY

Chicago ↗︎

Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.

WORLD · Movies

The Long Goodbye ↗︎

A hillside enclave and a former jail frame Robert Altman’s drifting, displaced Los Angeles detective story.

WORLD · Movies

Home Alone ↗︎

Trap: arm Kevin’s traps on a blueprint of the house, then strike the set and find it was built in a school gym.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Amy Adams ↗︎

Amy Adams is an American actress. Born on 20 August 1974, this profile follows Amy Adams through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Ambassador Hotel — former site and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Charlton Heston ↗︎

Charlton Heston was an American actor. Born on 4 October 1923, this profile follows Charlton Heston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Planet of the Apes (1968), Earthquake (1974) and True Lies (1994). The location trail reaches Point Dume, Malibu Creek State Park and Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Sally Field ↗︎

Sally Field is an American actress. Born on 6 November 1946, this profile follows Sally Field through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Long Goodbye (1973), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). The location trail reaches Lincoln Heights Jail, Painted Ladies and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Jennifer Garner ↗︎

Jennifer Garner is an American actress. Born on 17 April 1972, this profile follows Jennifer Garner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Alias (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Valentine’s Day (2010). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Greystone Mansion and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Joe Pesci ↗︎

Joe Pesci is an American actor. Born on 9 February 1943, this profile follows Joe Pesci through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Home Alone — Chicago (1990). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Ernest Borgnine ↗︎

Ernest Borgnine was an American actor. Born on 24 January 1917, this profile follows Ernest Borgnine through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Gattaca (1997). The location trail reaches RMS Queen Mary, Los Angeles Theatre and Sepulveda Dam. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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