Biography
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music, and was a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as songs written by others from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", "Autumn Leaves", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Oscar nominations, and won four Best Original Song Oscars.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 28
TV Shows 7
self 7
Writer 2
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
Robin Hood (1973)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
The Great Race (1965)
Charade (1963)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Li'l Abner (1959)
The Big Party (1959)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
Musical Chairs (1955)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Top Banana (1954)
Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
The Petty Girl (1950)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Out of This World (1945)
Here Come the Waves (1944)
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Blues in the Night (1941)
Second Chorus (1941)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Mr. Chump (1938)
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
To Beat the Band (1935)
Old Man Rhythm (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1909-11-18
Deathday1976-06-25 (66 years old)
Birth NameJohn Herndon Mercer
Birth PlaceSavannah, Georgia, United States of America
FatherGeorge Anderson Mercer
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best Original Song
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