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Will Jennings (born Wilbur Jennings) is a prolific and highly successful American songwriter who has written songs for a number of motion picture soundtracks and numerous popular singers including Roy Orbison, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Céline Dion. He has received the following awards:

Academy Award ( 1997), Golden Globe Award (1997), Grammy Award for writing the song:

"My Heart Will Go On" performed by Céline Dion for the Motion Picture Titanic.

Golden Globe Award ( 1991) for writing the lyrics for "Tears In Heaven" by Eric Clapton for the film " Rush " and also in 1991 for writing the song "Dreams To Dream" for the motion picture "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West."
Academy Award ( 1983), Golden Globe Award (1983) for writing the song:

"Up Where We Belong" performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes from the motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman.

Grammy Award (1993) -- "Tears In Heaven" (shared with Eric Clapton)
Grammy Award (nomination) ( 1986) -- "Higher Love"
Grammy Award ( 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du) -- "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
Academy Award (nomination) ( 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He) -- for writing the song "People Alone" for the motion picture The Competition.

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