Johnny Green
Known for: Sound
Born: October 10, 1908
Died: May 15, 1989
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
53 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
7.0
The Ballad of Billie Blue
1972
7.0
Mean Justice
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
7.0
Oliver!
1968
6.2
Alvarez Kelly
1966
6.5
Cinderella
1965
6.5
Twilight of Honor
1963
7.2
West Side Story
1961
6.4
Pepe
1960
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
6.4
Raintree County
1957
6.8
High Society
1956
7.2
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
6.2
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
5.7
The Cobweb
1955
5.3
La Gazza Ladra Overture
1954
6.5
Brigadoon
1954
6.7
M-G-M Jubilee Overture
1954
5.4
The Strauss Fantasy
1954
5.9
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
1953
7.5
Capriccio Italien
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.8
Because You're Mine
1952
5.1
Too Young to Kiss
1951
7.0
An American in Paris
1951
5.9
The Great Caruso
1951
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
5.1
Mr. Imperium
1951
5.0
Grounds for Marriage
1951
6.7
Summer Stock
1950
5.2
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
6.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
6.6
The Inspector General
1949
6.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
7.0
Easter Parade
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.2
Cynthia
1947
7.0
Something in the Wind
1947
6.4
Easy to Wed
1946
8.0
The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945
6.4
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
5.9
Bathing Beauty
1944
6.3
Broadway Rhythm
1944
8.0
Love on a Budget
1938
6.9
Start Cheering
1938
4.8
Johnny Green & His Orchestra
19355.3
Radio Rhapsody
1935NR
Melody Magic
1935
5.7
Song Shopping
1933
7.0
The Misleading Lady
1932
6.3
Wayward
1932
6.0
Secrets of a Secretary
1931
6.8
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931
8.0
The Girl Habit
1931
7.0
Heads Up
1930
6.1
The Big Pond
1930