
Known for
Acting
Born
November 18, 1909
Birthplace
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Died
June 25, 1976 (aged 66)
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and record label executive. He co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs. He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music and was a popular singer who recorded his own as well as others' songs from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", "Autumn Leaves", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Oscar...
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Author, Compositor
2009
as Self (archive footage)
1976
1973
Songs, Lyricist
1970
Lyricist
1967
1967
Lyricist
1965
Lyricist
1963
Songs
1962
Lyricist
1962
1962
Original Music Composer
1961
1961
1959
Lyricist
1959
1958
1956
1956
1956
1955
Songs
1954
Lyricist
1954
Songs
1953
1953
Lyricist