Johnny Green

Johnny Green

Birthday: 1908-10-10

Place of Birth: 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.

Movies

Start Cheering
Start Cheering

After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him e...

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Love on a Budget
Love on a Budget

This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending ...

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Radio Rhapsody
Radio Rhapsody

In this short, introduced by Harry von Zell, Johnny Green and His Orchestra favour us with "Dinah," ...

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Melody Magic
Melody Magic

Here is Johnny Green conducting his lush dance orchestra in a medley of four of his own popular comp...

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Song Shopping
Song Shopping

Fleischer Studios 'Screen Song' with Ethel Merman singing the songs....

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M-G-M Jubilee Overture
M-G-M Jubilee Overture

This short was released as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 30th anniversary. The M-G-M Symphony Orches...

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The Ballad of Billie Blue
The Ballad of Billie Blue

An emotionally touching story of a man who's life was in seeming disrepair, yet God turned it into o...

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Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor [also known as The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture] is a 1953...

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The Strauss Fantasy
The Strauss Fantasy

Johnny Green leads the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a medley of waltzes and other familiar pieces by th...

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La Gazza Ladra Overture
La Gazza Ladra Overture

In this short, Johnny Green leads the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the overture to Ros...

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Capriccio Italien
Capriccio Italien

Johnny Green conducts the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italie...

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Johnny Green & His Orchestra
Johnny Green & His Orchestra

In a vacation resort setting, Johnny Green and His Orchestra, as well as unidentified guest acts, pe...

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