Johnny Mercer
Composer, Actor
November 18, 1909 — June 25, 1976 (66 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | |
| 1971 | Parkinson · as Self |
| 1970 | In Concert · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The 35th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
| 1957 | The Twentieth Century (1957) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show · as Self |
| 1956 | The Nat King Cole Show · as Self - Singer |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | Tonight! · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | Person to Person · as Self |
| 1953 | The 25th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1951 | The Name's the Same · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show · as Self - Composer |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Composer |
| 1937 |
| 1935 | To Beat the Band · as Member Of The Band |
| 1935 | Old Man Rhythm · as Colonel |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Songs |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Lyricist |
| 1970 | Darling Lili · as Lyricist |
| 1967 | Barefoot in the Park · as Lyricist |
| 1965 | The Great Race · as LyricistOn Plex |
| 1963 | Charade · as SongsOn Plex |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won · as Lyricist |
| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's · as Songs |
| 1959 | Li'l Abner · as LyricistOn Plex |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs · as Songs |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers · as LyricistOn Plex |
| 1954 | Top Banana · as Songs |
| 1954 | Top Banana · as Musical Play |
| 1953 | Those Redheads from Seattle · as Songs |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet · as Lyricist |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl · as Lyricist |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls · as Songs |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls · as Lyricist |
| 1945 | Out of This World · as Lyricist |
| 1944 | Here Come the Waves · as Lyricist |
| 1944 | Youth Runs Wild · as Lyricist |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit · as Lyricist |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as Lyricist |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier · as Lyricist |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Lyricist |
| 1940 | Second Chorus · as LyricistOn Plex |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice · as Songs |
| 1938 | Mr. Chump · as Lyricist |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Lyricist |