Johnny Mercer

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Johnny Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter, and co-founder of Capitol Records, renowned for penning numerous popular standards and winning multiple Academy Awards for his film songs.

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instanceOf Capitol Records co-founder
human
lyricist
record producer
singer
songwriter
AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSongFor Days of Wine and Roses
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
Moon River
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
birthDate 1909-11-18
birthPlace Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia, United States
burialPlace Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, United States
causeOfDeath brain tumor
coFounded Capitol Records NERFINISHED
coFoundedBy Johnny Mercer self-linksurface differs
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1976-06-25
era 20th-century music
familyName Mercer
fullName John Herndon Mercer
genre jazz
popular music
traditional pop
givenName John
heritage Southern American
influenced American popular song
knownFor American popular standards
witty and sophisticated lyrics
languageOfLyrics English
memberOf American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Songwriters Hall of Fame
nickname Johnny
notableWork Days of Wine and Roses
Moon River
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
numberOfAcademyAwardsForBestOriginalSong 4
occupation lyricist
music publisher
record producer
singer
songwriter
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia, United States
spouse Ginger Meehan
workedOn Hollywood films
wroteForFilm Breakfast at Tiffany's
Days of Wine and Roses
surface form: Days of Wine and Roses (film)

The Harvey Girls
wroteSong Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
Autumn Leaves (English lyrics)
Blues in the Night
Come Rain or Come Shine
Days of Wine and Roses
Dream
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
Goody Goody
Hooray for Hollywood
I'm Old Fashioned
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
Jeepers Creepers
Laura
Moon River
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
Satin Doll
surface form: Satin Doll (lyrics)

Skylark
Something's Gotta Give
That Old Black Magic
Too Marvelous for Words
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

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Johnny Mercer coFoundedBy Johnny Mercer self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Capitol Records
Harold Arlen collaboratedWith Johnny Mercer
Baby, It’s Cold Outside coveredBy Johnny Mercer
Capitol Records foundedBy Johnny Mercer
Songwriters Hall of Fame foundedBy Johnny Mercer
Moon River lyricist Johnny Mercer
The Belle of New York lyricsBy Johnny Mercer
The Harvey Girls lyricsBy Johnny Mercer
Daddy Long Legs musicBy Johnny Mercer
subject surface form: Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)
Daddy Long Legs screenwriter Johnny Mercer
subject surface form: Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)
subject surface form: Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)
subject surface form: Breakfast at Tiffany's