Johnny Mercer
Born: 1909-11-18 in Savannah, Georgia, USA
Died: 1976-06-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and record label executive. He 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 as well as others' songs 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
2009
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self (archive footage)
1973
- Robin Hood ... (Songs)
1967
- Omnibus as Self
- Barefoot in the Park ... (Lyricist)
1965
- The Great Race ... (Lyricist)
1963
- Charade ... (Songs)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- How the West Was Won ... (Lyricist)
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation ... (Original Music Composer)
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Breakfast at Tiffany's ... (Songs)
1959
- Li'l Abner ... (Lyricist)
- The Big Party as Self
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- The Rosemary Clooney Show as Self
1955
- Daddy Long Legs ... (Songs)
1954
- Top Banana ... (Songs)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ... (Lyricist)
1953
- Those Redheads from Seattle ... (Songs)
- Dangerous When Wet ... (Lyricist)
1950
- The Petty Girl ... (Lyricist)
1946
- The Harvey Girls ... (Lyricist)
1945
- Out of This World ... (Lyricist)
1944
- Here Come the Waves ... (Lyricist)
- Youth Runs Wild ... (Lyricist)
1943
- The Sky's the Limit ... (Lyricist)
1942
- You Were Never Lovelier ... (Lyricist)
- Star Spangled Rhythm ... (Lyricist)
1941
- Second Chorus ... (Lyricist)
- Blues in the Night ... (Lyricist)
1939
- Naughty But Nice ... (Songs)
1938
- Mr. Chump ... (Lyricist)
1937
- Ready, Willing and Able ... (Lyricist)
1935
- Old Man Rhythm as Colonel
- To Beat the Band as Member of the Band