Johnny Green
- Sound
- October 10, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA
- May 15, 1989
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
Filmography
- The Ballad of Billie Blue · Johnny Green
- Mean Justice · Music
- Great Performances · Self
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? · Music
- Oliver! · Music, Orchestrator
- Alvarez Kelly · Music
- Cinderella · Music Director
- Twilight of Honor · Music
- West Side Story · Music Supervisor, Conductor
- Pepe · Music
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse · Music
- Raintree County · Music
- High Society · Music Supervisor, Music Arranger
- Somebody Up There Likes Me · Music Director
- I'll Cry Tomorrow · Music Supervisor
- The Cobweb · Conductor
- La Gazza Ladra Overture · Self, Conductor
- Brigadoon · Music Director
- M-G-M Jubilee Overture · Self, Conductor
- The Strauss Fantasy · Himself as Conductor, Director
- Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor · Johnny Green, Director
- Capriccio Italien · Self
- The Oscars · Self
- Because You're Mine · Music
- Too Young to Kiss · Music Director
- An American in Paris · Music Director, Additional Music
- The Great Caruso · Music
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · Music
- Mr. Imperium · Music Director
- Grounds for Marriage · Music Director
- Summer Stock · Music Director
- The Toast of New Orleans · Music
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion · Music
- The Inspector General · Music, Music Director
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff · Music
- Easter Parade · Music Director, Music
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Cynthia · Music
- Something in the Wind · Music
- Easy to Wed · Music
- The Sailor Takes a Wife · Music
- Week-End at the Waldorf · Music, Music Supervisor
- Bathing Beauty · Music Director, Music Supervisor
- Broadway Rhythm · Music
- Love on a Budget · Boy
- Start Cheering · Johnny Green
- Johnny Green & His Orchestra · Self
- Radio Rhapsody · Self
- Melody Magic · Self, Music
- Song Shopping · Johnny Green
- The Misleading Lady · Music
- Wayward · Music
- Secrets of a Secretary · Music
- The Smiling Lieutenant · Music Arranger
- The Girl Habit · Music
- Heads Up · Music Arranger
- The Big Pond · Music Arranger