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Johnny Mercer

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Johnny Mercer

Nov 18, 1909 – Jun 25, 197639 titles 31 movies · 8 TV
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Biography

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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John Herndon Mercer

Born

Nov 18, 1909 – Jun 25, 1976

Savannah, Georgia, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

11

Acting credits

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Directing

21

Writing

11

Other crew

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Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

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