A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL WILLIAMS

The TCM Classic Film Festival is proud to pay tribute to the work of award-winning lyricist and composer, actor and singer, and president and chairman of ASCAP, Paul Williams. His timeless classics range from “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “You and Me Against the World” and “The Rainbow Connection” and have been recorded by artists such as David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Daft Punk, Ella Fitzgerald, and Kermit The Frog, to name a few. Paul Williams has also made his mark onscreen, with his debut in The Loved One (1965) to the roles of Little Enos Burdette in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Phantom of the Paradise (1974). Join TCM for an in-depth conversation with Paul Williams about his remarkable career and life.