Johnny Mercer
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.
To Beat the Band
(Member of the Band)
Old Man Rhythm
(Colonel)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
(Self (archive footage))
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Guest)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Rosemary Clooney Show
(Self)
The Big Party
(Self)
Kraft Music Hall
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Omnibus
(Self)
Mr. Chump
(Lyricist)
Top Banana
(Songs)
The Sky's the Limit
(Lyricist)
You Were Never Lovelier
(Lyricist)
Naughty But Nice
(Songs)
Those Redheads from Seattle
(Songs)
Robin Hood
(Songs)
Robin Hood
(Lyricist)
The Harvey Girls
(Lyricist)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
(Songs)
Blues in the Night
(Lyricist)
Youth Runs Wild
(Lyricist)
Star Spangled Rhythm
(Lyricist)
Out of This World
(Lyricist)
The Petty Girl
(Lyricist)
Here Come the Waves
(Lyricist)
Barefoot in the Park
(Lyricist)
Charade
(Songs)
Ready, Willing and Able
(Lyricist)
Ready, Willing and Able
(Music)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
(Original Music Composer)
The Great Race
(Lyricist)
Dangerous When Wet
(Lyricist)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(Lyricist)
Second Chorus
(Lyricist)
Daddy Long Legs
(Songs)
How the West Was Won
(Lyricist)
Li'l Abner
(Lyricist)
The Harvey Girls
(Songs)