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Johnny Mercer
Savannah, Georgia, USA
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…
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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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2025
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
Movie Author
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2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie Thanks
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1973
Robin Hood
Movie Songs
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1970
Darling Lili
Movie Lyricist
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1967
Omnibus
TV show Self
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1967
Barefoot in the Park
Movie Lyricist
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1965
The Great Race
Movie Lyricist
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1963
Charade
Movie Songs
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1962
How the West Was Won
Movie Lyricist
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie Original Music Composer
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Movie Songs
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1959
Li'l Abner
Movie Lyricist
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1959
The Big Party
TV show Self
More credits
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1958
Kraft Music Hall
TV show Self
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1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV show Self
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1956
The Steve Allen Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1956
The Rosemary Clooney Show
TV show Self
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1955
Daddy Long Legs
Movie Songs
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1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie Lyricist
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1954
Top Banana
Movie Songs
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1953
Those Redheads from Seattle
Movie Songs
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1953
Dangerous When Wet
Movie Lyricist
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1950
The Petty Girl
Movie Lyricist
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1946
The Harvey Girls
Movie Lyricist
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1945
Out of This World
Movie Lyricist
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1944
Here Come the Waves
Movie Lyricist
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1944
Youth Runs Wild
Movie Lyricist
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1943
The Sky's the Limit
Movie Lyricist
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1942
You Were Never Lovelier
Movie Lyricist
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1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie Lyricist
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1941
Blues in the Night
Movie Lyricist
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1941
Second Chorus
Movie Lyricist
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1939
Naughty but Nice
Movie Songs
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1938
Mr. Chump
Movie Lyricist
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1937
Ready, Willing and Able
Movie Lyricist
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1935
To Beat the Band
Movie Member of the Band
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1935
Old Man Rhythm
Movie Colonel
