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Johnny Green

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1908-10-10

Deathday: 1989-05-15 (80 years old)

Biography

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John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul" from the revue Three's A Crowd. Green won four Academy Awards for his film scores and a fifth for producing a short musical film, and he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

all 66

Movies 62

self 14

Director 9

TV Shows 4

Johnny Green

Johnny Green

Biography

Filmography

all 66

Movies 62

self 14

Director 9

TV Shows 4

The Ballad of Billie Blue (1972)

The Open Window (1972)

Mean Justice (1971)

Great Performances (1971)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Oliver! (1968)

Alvarez Kelly (1966)

Johnny Tiger (1966)

Cinderella (1965)

Twilight of Honor (1963)

West Side Story (1961)

Pepe (1960)

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

Raintree County (1957)

High Society (1956)

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

The Cobweb (1955)

La Gazza Ladra Overture (1954)

Brigadoon (1954)

The Strauss Fantasy (1954)

M-G-M Jubilee Overture (1954)

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)

Capriccio Italien (1953)

The Oscars (1953)

Because You're Mine (1952)

Too Young to Kiss (1951)

An American in Paris (1951)

The Great Caruso (1951)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Mr. Imperium (1951)

Grounds for Marriage (1951)

Summer Stock (1950)

The Toast of New Orleans (1950)

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)

The Inspector General (1949)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

Easter Parade (1948)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Cynthia (1947)

Something in the Wind (1947)

Fiesta (1947)

It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)

Easy to Wed (1946)

The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Broadway Rhythm (1944)

Love on a Budget (1938)

Start Cheering (1938)

Johnny Green & His Orchestra (1935)

Radio Rhapsody (1935)

Melody Magic (1935)

Song Shopping (1933)

The Misleading Lady (1932)

The Wiser Sex (1932)

Wayward (1932)

Secrets of a Secretary (1931)

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

The Girl Habit (1931)

Honor Among Lovers (1931)

Office Blues (1930)

The Sap from Syracuse (1930)

Leave It to Lester (1930)

The Big Pond (1930)

Open Window

Information

Known ForSound

GenderMale

Birthday1908-10-10

Deathday1989-05-15 (80 years old)

Birth NameJohn Waldo Greenner

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-10-10

Deathday
1989-05-15 (80 years old)

Birth Name
John Waldo Greenner

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
John Waldo Green, John W. Green, John Green, Beulah

Awards
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score