Person
Johnny Green
Sound · 1908–1989 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul" from the revue Three's A Crowd. Green won four Academy Awards for his film scores and a fifth for producing a short musical film, and he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known for
Great Performances
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Music
High Society
Music Supervisor
West Side Story
Music Supervisor
Bathing Beauty
Music Director
Oliver!
Original Music Composer
An American in Paris
Music Director
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Original Music Composer
Filmography
- 1972The Ballad of Billie BlueJohnny Green
- 1971Mean JusticeOriginal Music Composer
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Original Music Composer
- 1968Oliver!Original Music Composer
- 1966Alvarez KellyOriginal Music Composer
- 1965CinderellaMusic Director
- 1963Twilight of HonorOriginal Music Composer
- 1961West Side StoryMusic Supervisor
- 1960PepeOriginal Music Composer
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseMusic
- 1957Raintree CountyOriginal Music Composer
- 1956High SocietyMusic Supervisor
- 1956Somebody Up There Likes MeMusic Director
- 1955I'll Cry TomorrowMusic Supervisor
- 1955The CobwebConductor
- 1954La Gazza Ladra OvertureHimself - Conductor
- 1954BrigadoonMusic Director
- 1954M-G-M Jubilee OvertureHimself
- 1954The Strauss FantasyHimself as Conductor
- 1953Overture to The Merry Wives of WindsorJohnny Green
- 1953Capriccio ItalienHimself - Conductor
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952Because You're MineOriginal Music Composer
- 1951Too Young to KissMusic Director
- 1951An American in ParisMusic Director
- 1951The Great CarusoOriginal Music Composer
- 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManMusic
- 1951Mr. ImperiumMusic Director
- 1951Grounds for MarriageMusic Director
- 1950Summer StockMusic Director
- 1950The Toast of New OrleansOriginal Music Composer
- 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionMusic
- 1949The Inspector GeneralOriginal Music Composer
- 1949Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffMusic
- 1948Easter ParadeMusic Director
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1947CynthiaOriginal Music Composer
- 1947Something in the WindOriginal Music Composer
- 1946Easy to WedOriginal Music Composer
- 1945The Sailor Takes a WifeMusic
- 1945Week-End at the WaldorfOriginal Music Composer
- 1944Bathing BeautyMusic Director
- 1944Broadway RhythmOriginal Music Composer
- 1938Love on a BudgetBoy
- 1938Start CheeringJohnny Green
- 1935Johnny Green & His OrchestraHimself
- 1935Radio RhapsodyHimself
- 1935Melody MagicHimself
- 1933Song ShoppingJohnny Green
- 1932The Misleading LadyOriginal Music Composer
- 1932WaywardOriginal Music Composer
- 1931Secrets of a SecretaryOriginal Music Composer
- 1931The Smiling LieutenantMusic Arranger
- 1931The Girl HabitMusic
- 1930Heads UpMusic Arranger
- 1930The Big PondMusic Arranger
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