Johnny Mercer

John Herndon Mercer
John Mercer
November 18, 1909
Savannah, Georgia
June 25, 1976
Los Angeles, California
brain cancer
66 years and 220 days
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
Music (Song). Jeepers Creepers from Going Places, Cosmopolitan; Warner Bros.-First National. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). I’d Know You Anywhere from You’ll Find Out, RKO Radio. Music by Jimmy McHugh; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Love of My Life from Second Chorus, National Pictures; Paramount. Music by Artie Shaw; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Blues in the Night from Blues in the Night, Warner Bros. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Dearly Beloved from You Were Never Lovelier, Columbia. Music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Black Magic from Star Spangled Rhythm, Paramount. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). My Shining Hour from The Sky’s the Limit, RKO Radio. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Accentuate the Positive from Here Come the Waves, Paramount. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Winner markerMusic (Song). On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe from The Harvey Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Winner markerMusic (Song). In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening from Here Comes the Groom, Paramount. Music by Hoagy Carmichael; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Something’s Gotta Give from Daddy Long Legs, 20th Century-Fox. Music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). The Facts of Life from The Facts of Life, Panama and Frank Production; United Artists. Music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Winner markerMusic (Song). Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Jurow-Shepherd Production; Paramount. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Winner markerMusic (Song). Days of Wine and Roses from Days of Wine and Roses, Martin Manulis-Jalem Production; Warner Bros. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). Charade from Charade, Universal-Stanley Donen Production; Universal. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song). The Sweetheart Tree from The Great Race, Patricia-Jalem-Reynard Production; Warner Bros. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Original Song Score). Darling Lili, Geoffrey Productions; Paramount. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song [Original for the Picture]). Whistling Away the Dark from Darling Lili, Geoffrey Productions; Paramount. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music (Song [Original for the Picture]). Life Is What You Make It from Kotch, Kotch Company Production; ABC Pictures Presentation; Cinerama. Music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

19 Nominations