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Johnny Mercer
Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born November 18, 1909Died 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.
Filmography
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | ABC's Nightlife (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The 35th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Andy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Twentieth Century (1957) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Nat King Cole Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The 25th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1951 | The Name's the Same (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Composer |
| 1948 | We, the People (TV Series) · as Self - Songwriter |