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John Herndon Mercer
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1909-11-18
- event Death Date 1976-06-25
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 0.5
- info Birth Place Savannah, Georgia, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Johnny Mercer
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To Beat the Band
1935-11-23
7
Old Man Rhythm
1935-08-02
7.2
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009-11-04
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
8
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956-05-22
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The Big Party
1959-10-08
5.5
Kraft Music Hall
1958-10-08
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
7.2
Omnibus
1967-10-13
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7.2
Mr. Chump
1938-08-08
7.2
Top Banana
1954-02-22
7.2
The Sky's the Limit
1943-07-13
7.2
You Were Never Lovelier
1942-11-19
7.2
Naughty But Nice
1939-06-23
7.2
Those Redheads from Seattle
1953-10-16
7.2
Robin Hood
1973-11-08
7.2
Robin Hood
1973-11-08
7.2
The Harvey Girls
1946-01-18
7.2
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961-10-06
7.2
Blues in the Night
1941-11-15
7.2
Youth Runs Wild
1944-09-01
7.2
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05
7.2
Out of This World
1945-07-13
7.2
The Petty Girl
1950-08-17
7.2
Here Come the Waves
1944-12-18
7.2
Barefoot in the Park
1967-05-25
7.2
Charade
1963-12-01
7.2
Ready, Willing and Able
1937-03-06
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Ready, Willing and Able
1937-03-06
7.2
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962-06-15
7.2
The Great Race
1965-07-01
7.2
Dangerous When Wet
1953-06-18
7.2
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22
7.2
Second Chorus
1941-01-03
7.2
Daddy Long Legs
1955-05-05
7.2
How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
7.2
Li'l Abner
1959-12-11
7.2
The Harvey Girls
1946-01-18
7.2
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
2025-01-11
7.2
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
2025-01-11