Johnny Mercer
Acting
1909-11-18 · 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 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
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
2025 · Movie
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009 · Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
Robin Hood
1973 · Movie
Darling Lili
1970 · Movie
Omnibus
1967 · Series
Barefoot in the Park
1967 · Movie
The Great Race
1965 · Movie
Charade
1963 · Movie
How the West Was Won
1962 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Movie
Li'l Abner
1959 · Movie
The Big Party
1959 · Series
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Series
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Series
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956 · Series
Daddy Long Legs
1955 · Movie
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · Movie
Top Banana
1954 · Movie
Those Redheads from Seattle
1953 · Movie
Dangerous When Wet
1953 · Movie
The Petty Girl
1950 · Movie
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Movie
Out of This World
1945 · Movie
Here Come the Waves
1944 · Movie
Youth Runs Wild
1944 · Movie
The Sky's the Limit
1943 · Movie
You Were Never Lovelier
1942 · Movie
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Movie
Blues in the Night
1941 · Movie
Second Chorus
1941 · Movie
Naughty but Nice
1939 · Movie
Mr. Chump
1938 · Movie
Ready, Willing and Able
1937 · Movie
To Beat the Band
1935 · Movie
Old Man Rhythm
1935 · Movie