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Overview

Date of Death:
15 May 1989, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Joining ASCAP in 1931, his chief musical collaborators included Gus Kahn... more
Trivia:
Johnny's daughter Kathe was brought in when it was found the singing voice... more
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations more
Alternate Names:
John W. Green | John Green

Filmography

Music Department:
  1. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) (orchestral arrangements) (as John Green)
  2. Oliver! (1968) (conductor) (as John Green) (music arranger: / choral) (as John Green) (as John Green) (music supervisor) (as John Green) (orchestrator) (as John Green)
    ... aka Lionel Bart's Oliver! (UK: poster title)
  3. Johnny Tiger (1966) (musical director)
  4. "Dr. Kildare" (composer: additional music) (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Reckoning (1966) TV episode (composer: additional music)
        - New Doctor in Town (1966) TV episode (composer: additional music)
  5. Cinderella (1965) (TV) (conductor) (as John Green) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA: complete title)
  6. Twilight of Honor (1963) (conductor) (as John Green)
    ... aka The Charge Is Murder (UK)
  7. "Empire" (composer: theme music) (32 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka Big G (UK)
        - The Convention (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Between Friday and Monday (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Duet for Eight Wheels (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Nobody Dies on Sunday (1963) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (27 more)
  8. Bye Bye Birdie (1963) (conductor) (music arranger) (music supervisor) (orchestrator)
  9. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) (musical director)
  10. West Side Story (1961) (conductor) (music supervisor)
  11. "Miami Undercover" (composer: theme music) (37 episodes, 1961)
        - Storm Over Diana (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Goodbye to Joan (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - School for Girls (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - A Woman's Weapon (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Lethal Ledger (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (32 more)
  12. Pepe (1960) (conductor) (music supervisor)
  13. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (composer: theme music) (41 episodes, 1958-1960)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - Murder Is a Private Affair (1960) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - City in Bondage (1960) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Man in the Funny Suit (1960) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Circle of Evil (1960) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Thunder in the Night (1960) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (36 more)

  14. "Northwest Passage" (composer: main title theme) (26 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Killers (1959) TV episode (composer: main title theme) (as John Green)
        - Trial by Fire (1959) TV episode (composer: main title theme) (uncredited)
        - The Deserter (1959) TV episode (composer: main title theme) (uncredited)
        - Stab in the Back (1959) TV episode (composer: main title theme) (as John Green)
        - The Witch (1959) TV episode (composer: main title theme) (uncredited)
          (21 more)
  15. "The Thin Man" (composer: theme music) (37 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Screaming Doll (1958) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Valley Forger (1958) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Kappa Kappa Kaper (1958) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Art of Murder (1958) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Carstadt Man (1958) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (32 more)
  16. High Society (1956) (music adaptor) (music supervisor)
  17. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) (music supervisor)
  18. Brigadoon (1954) (composer: additional music) (uncredited) (musical director)
  19. Rhapsody (1954) (conductor)
  20. M-G-M Jubilee Overture (1954) (conductor)
  21. Strauss Fantasy (1954) (music arranger)
  22. Knights of the Round Table (1953) (co-conductor) (uncredited)
  23. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  24. Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) (conductor)
    ... aka The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
  25. Because You're Mine (1952) (musical director)
  26. Singin' in the Rain (1952) (musical director) (uncredited)
  27. Too Young to Kiss (1951) (musical director)
  28. It's a Big Country (1951) (music supervisor) (musical director)
  29. An American in Paris (1951) (composer: additional music) (uncredited) (musical direction)
  30. The Great Caruso (1951) (music supervisor)
  31. Royal Wedding (1951) (composer: additional music) (uncredited) (musical director)
    ... aka Wedding Bells (UK)
  32. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Meet the Invisible Man
  33. Mr. Imperium (1951) (musical director)
    ... aka You Belong to My Heart (UK)
  34. Grounds for Marriage (1951) (musical director)
  35. A Life of Her Own (1950) (conductor)
  36. Summer Stock (1950) (musical director)
    ... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK)
  37. The Toast of New Orleans (1950) (conductor: operatic numbers)
  38. "Your Show of Shows" (1950) TV series (conductor) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
  39. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title)

  40. The Inspector General (1949) (musical director)
  41. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer
    ... aka Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (USA: long title)
    ... aka Meet the Killer
  42. Mexican Hayride (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  43. Easter Parade (1948) (musical director)
    ... aka Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA: complete title)
  44. Up in Central Park (1948) (musical director) (orchestrator)
  45. Cynthia (1947) (musical director)
    ... aka Cynthia: The Rich, Full Life
    ... aka The Rich Full Life (UK)
  46. Something in the Wind (1947) (musical director)
  47. Fiesta (1947) (orchestrator)
  48. It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) (musical director)
  49. Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) (composer: incidental music) (music supervisor) (musical director)
  50. Lost in a Harem (1944) (composer: stock music) (uncredited) (music supervisor)
  51. Bathing Beauty (1944) (music supervisor) (musical director)
  52. Broadway Rhythm (1944) (music supervisor) (musical director)

  53. Three Kings and a Queen (1939) (composer: song "You're Mine, You")
  54. The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) (music arranger) (uncredited)
  55. Honor Among Lovers (1931) (music arranger)
  56. Follow the Leader (1930) (music arranger)
  57. Heads Up (1930) (music arranger) (uncredited)
  58. Queen High (1930) (music arranger)
  59. The Sap from Syracuse (1930) (music arranger)
    ... aka The Sap from Abroad
  60. The Big Pond (1930) (music arranger) (as John W. Green)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (writer: "OUT OF NOWHERE")
    ... aka The Curious Case (International: English title: informal short title)
  2. Does Your Soul Have a Cold? (2007) (writer: "Body and Soul")
  3. Hellboy (2004) (writer: "Easy Come, Easy Go")
    ... aka Super Sapiens (Malaysia: English title)
  4. Catch Me If You Can (2002) (writer: "Body & Soul")
  5. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002) (VG) (writer: "Coquette")
    ... aka Mafia (Czech Republic) (International: English title: game box title) (USA: working title)
  6. En kærlighedshistorie (2001) ("Body and Soul")
    ... aka Dogme # 21 - En Kærlighedshistorie (Denmark: series title)
    ... aka Kira's Reason: A Love Story (Canada: English title)

  7. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) (writer: "Out of Nowhere" (1931))
  8. The Thirteenth Floor (1999) (writer: "Easy Come, Easy Go")
    ... aka Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany: TV title)
  9. At First Sight (1999) (writer: "Easy Come Easy Go")
  10. Guinevere (1999) (music: "Coquette" (1928))
  11. One True Thing (1998) (writer: "Body and Soul")
  12. Deconstructing Harry (1997) (music: "Out of Nowhere")
  13. Se7en (1995) (writer: "I Cover the Waterfront")
    ... aka Seven (UK: video title) (USA: alternative spelling) (USA: video title) (USA: DVD title)
  14. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) (music: "Out of Nowhere" (1931))
  15. Malcolm X (1992) (writer: "I Cover the Waterfront")
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  16. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (writer: "EASY COME, EASY GO")
    ... aka La liste noire (France)
  17. Funny About Love (1990) (music: "Out of Nowhere")
  18. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) ("Body And Soul")
    ... aka J'ai engagé un tueur (France)
    ... aka Vertrag mit meinem Killer (Germany)

  19. Torch Song Trilogy (1988) (music: "Body and Soul")
  20. September (1987) ("Out of Nowhere")
  21. Shy People (1987) (writer: "Body and Soul")
  22. Radio Days (1987) (music: "Body and Soul" (1930))
  23. 'Round Midnight (1986) (writer: "Body and Soul", "I Cover The Waterfront")
    ... aka Autour de minuit (France)
  24. The Color Purple (1985) (music: "Body And Soul")
  25. After Hours (1985) (music: "Body and Soul")
  26. American Pop (1981) ("Body and Soul")
  27. Private Benjamin (1980) ("Body and Soul" (1930))
  28. Stardust Memories (1980) (music: "Body and Soul" (1930))

  29. "Pennies from Heaven" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Easy Come, Easy Go (1978) TV episode (music: "Easy Come, Easy Go" (uncredited))
  30. An Unmarried Woman (1978) (writer: "I'm Yours")
  31. The Joy of Letting Go (1976) (writer: "Body and Soul" (uncredited))
    ... aka Hot Cat
    ... aka Joy of Letting Go (USA: video box title)
  32. The Conversation (1974) (music: "Out of Nowhere")

  33. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) (music: "Easy Come, Easy Go" (1969), "Coquette" (1928) (uncredited), "Body and Soul" (1930) (uncredited), "I Cover the Waterfront" (1933) (uncredited), "Out of Nowhere" (1931) (uncredited), "I'm Yours" (1930) (uncredited))
  34. Oliver! (1968) ("My Name")
    ... aka Lionel Bart's Oliver! (UK: poster title)
  35. The Busy Body (1967) (music: "Out of Nowhere" (uncredited))
  36. The Swinger (1966) (music: "I Wanna Be Loved" (uncredited))
  37. Alvarez Kelly (1966) (music: "Alvarez Kelly")
  38. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 5 October 1966 (1966) TV episode (music: "Body and Soul" (uncredited))
  39. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) ("Cole Porter Medley")
  40. Cinderella (1965) (TV) ("March" (Prince's Arrival), "Gavotte", "Waltz for a Ball", "The Search", "Wedding Procession")
    ... aka Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA: complete title)
  41. "The Jack Benny Program" (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - Don Breaks Leg (1964) TV episode (writer: "Body and Soul" (uncredited))
  42. Hoppy Daze (1961) (music: "I Cover the Waterfront" (uncredited))
  43. Pepe (1960) (arranger: "Pepe")
  44. Mouse and Garden (1960) (music: "I Cover the Waterfront" (uncredited))

  45. "Jazz Party" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Art Ford's Jazz Party (USA: informal title)
        - Episode dated 16 October 1958 (1958) TV episode (writer: "Body and Soul")
  46. Raintree County (1957) (music: "Raintree County", "Never Till Now" (uncredited))
  47. The Joker Is Wild (1957) (music: "Out of Nowhere" (uncredited))
    ... aka All the Way (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Joker (USA: alternative title)
  48. "The Nat King Cole Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.15 (1957) TV episode (music: "Coquette")
  49. The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) (music: "Body and Soul")
  50. Invitation to the Dance (1956) ("Sinbad the Sailor")
  51. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (music: "Rehearsal Ballet")
    ... aka Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
  52. The Rose Tattoo (1955) (music: "OUT OF NOWHERE" (uncredited))
  53. Lighthouse Mouse (1955) (music: "I Cover the Waterfront" (uncredited))
  54. Brigadoon (1954) ("The Wedding Dance" (uncredited), "The Heather on the Hill" (reprise) (uncredited))
  55. Strauss Fantasy (1954) ("On the Beautiful Blue Danube", "Pizzicato Polka", "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Thunder and Lightning Polka", "Artist's Life", "Vienna Life", "High Spirits Polka", "Emperor Waltz", "Radetzky March", "Die Fledermaus-Overture")
  56. Punch Trunk (1953) (music: "I Cover the Waterfront")
  57. Easy to Love (1953) (music: "Coquette" (uncredited))
  58. Capriccio Italien (1953) ("Capriccio Italien, Op. 45")
  59. The Stooge (1952) (music: "I'm Yours")
  60. Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) (music: "Like Monday Follows Sunday", "Serenade for a New Baby", "Derry Down Dilly")
  61. Hoppy-Go-Lucky (1952) (music: "I Cover the Waterfront" (uncredited))
    ... aka Hippety Hopper and Sylvester in Hoppy-Go-Lucky (USA: complete title)
  62. An American in Paris (1951) ("An American in Paris Ballet" (uncredited), "Third Movement from 'Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra'" (1925) (uncredited))

  63. Body and Soul (1947) (music: "Body and Soul")
    ... aka An Affair of the Heart
  64. Something in the Wind (1947) (writer: "You Wanna Keep Your Baby Looking Right", "The Turntable Song", "Happy Go Lucky and Free", "It's Only Love", "Something in the Wind")
  65. The Man I Love (1947) (music: "BODY AND SOUL")
  66. Easy to Wed (1946) (writer: "Continental Polka")
  67. Community Sing 7659: Aren't You Glad You're You (1946) (music: "You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere)")
  68. Community Sing: Chickery Chick (1946) (music: "You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere)")
  69. You Came Along (1945) (writer: "YOU CAME ALONG")
  70. I Won't Play (1944) (music: "Body and Soul" (1930) (uncredited))
  71. Bathing Beauty (1944) (music: "I'll Take the High Note" (1943) (uncredited))
  72. Gals, Incorporated (1943) (music: "Take It and Git" (uncredited))
    ... aka Gals, Inc. (USA: review title)
  73. How's About It (1943) (writer: "Take It and Git")
  74. I Married a Witch (1942) (music: "You Came Along" (1931))
  75. Second Chorus (1940) (music: "I'm Yours")
  76. Frances Carroll & 'The Coquettes' (1940) (music: "Coquette" (uncredited))

  77. Three Kings and a Queen (1939) (music: "You're Mine, You")
  78. Clyde Lucas and His Orchestra (1939) (music: "Body and Soul" (uncredited))
    ... aka Melody Masters: Clyde Lucas and His Orchestra (USA: series title)
  79. You Can't Take It with You (1938) (music: "Rockin' the Town" (uncredited))
  80. Queens of the Air (1938) (writer: "I Wanna Be Loved")
    ... aka Paramount Headliner: Queens of the Air (USA: series title)
  81. Start Cheering (1938) (music: "Rockin' the Town" (1838) (uncredited), "We're On Our Way To College" (uncredited), "Hail, Sigma Psi" (uncredited), "Am I in Another World" (1938) (uncredited), "Love Takes a Holiday" (1938) (uncredited))
  82. Double or Nothing (1937) (music: "Don't Look Now")
  83. The First Baby (1936) (music: "Joan of Arkansas")
  84. Johnny Green & His Orchestra (1935) (music: "Body and Soul" (uncredited), "Easy Come, Easy Go" (uncredited), "You're Mine, You!" (uncredited), "Out of Nowhere" (uncredited), "Rain, Rain, Go Away" (uncredited), "How Can I Hold You Close Enough?" (uncredited)) (performer: "Body and Soul" (uncredited), "A Mile a Minute" (uncredited), "Easy Come, Easy Go" (uncredited), "You're Mine, You!" (uncredited), "Out of Nowhere" (uncredited), "Rain, Rain, Go Away" (uncredited), "I Like Mountain Music" (uncredited), "How Can I Hold You Close Enough?" (uncredited), "Go Into Your Dance" (uncredited))
    ... aka Melody Masters: Johnny Green & His Orchestra (USA: series title)
  85. Bachelor of Arts (1934) (music: "Easy Come, Easy Go")
  86. No Contest! (1934) (music: "Easy Come, Easy Go" (uncredited))
  87. Mirrors (1934) (music: "I Wanna Be Loved")
  88. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) (writer: "The World is Mine")
  89. The Song of Fame (1934) (writer: "I Wanna Be Loved" (1932))
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: The Song of Fame (USA: series title)
  90. Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) (music: "Coquette")
  91. Buddy and Towser (1934) (music: "There's a Ring Around the Moon" (uncredited))
  92. I Cover the Waterfront (1933) (music: "I COVER THE WATERFRONT" (uncredited))
  93. Popular Melodies (1933) (writer: "BETTY BOOP")
  94. Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933) (music: "Hello, My Lover, Goodbye" (uncredited))
    ... aka Rambling 'Round Radio Row No. 5
  95. Singapore Sue (1932) (music: "Open Up Those Eyes")
  96. Wayward (1932) (music: "What's the Difference?")
  97. Rebound (1931) (music: "Out of Nowhere" (1931))
  98. Roaming (1931) ("Hello, My Lover, Good Bye")
  99. I Surrender Dear (1931) (music: "OUT OF NOWHERE")
  100. Dude Ranch (1931) (music: "Out of Nowhere")
  101. The Sap from Syracuse (1930) (music: "Ah, What's the Use", "How I Wish I Could Sing a Love Song", "Capitalize That Thing Called IT")
    ... aka The Sap from Abroad
Composer:
  1. Open Window (1972) (as John Green)

  2. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) (music) (as John Green)
  3. Alvarez Kelly (1966) (as John Green)
  4. Johnny Tiger (1966)
  5. Who Has Seen the Wind? (1965) (TV) (as John Green)
  6. Twilight of Honor (1963) (as John Green)
    ... aka The Charge Is Murder (UK)
  7. "Empire" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Big G (UK)
  8. "Miami Undercover" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Thrush (1961) TV episode
  9. Pepe (1960)

  10. Raintree County (1957)
  11. Rhapsody (1954)
  12. The Great Caruso (1951) (background score)

  13. The Inspector General (1949)
  14. Up in Central Park (1948) (uncredited)
  15. Something in the Wind (1947)
  16. Fiesta (1947)
  17. It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
  18. Easy to Wed (1946)
  19. The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
  20. Bathing Beauty (1944) (uncredited)
  21. You, John Jones! (1943) (uncredited)

  22. Radio Rhapsody (1935) (uncredited)
  23. Misleading Lady (1932)
  24. The Wiser Sex (1932)
  25. Wayward (1932)
  26. La pura verdad (1931) (as John W. Green)
  27. My Sin (1931)
  28. Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
  29. The Girl Habit (1931)
  30. Honor Among Lovers (1931)
  31. Office Blues (1930)
  32. The Sap from Syracuse (1930)
    ... aka The Sap from Abroad
Producer:
  1. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) (associate producer) (as John Green)

  2. La Gazza Ladra Overture (1954) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Thieving Magpie Overture
  3. Strauss Fantasy (1954) (producer) (uncredited)
  4. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) (producer)
  5. Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
Actor:
  1. Start Cheering (1938) .... Conductor of his Orchestra
Thanks:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
  2. That's Entertainment! (1974) (special thanks)
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap (1987) TV episode .... Himself

  2. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Score, Original & Adapted
  3. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) (as John Green) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Score Awards

  4. The Moviemakers (1968/I) (voice) (as John Green) .... Himself
  5. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - Nightbeat Takeoff (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  6. "Shower of Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - Jack Benny Celebrates His 40th Birthday (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Dateline: Disneyland (1955) (TV) .... Himself
  8. M-G-M Jubilee Overture (1954) .... Himself
  9. La Gazza Ladra Overture (1954) .... Himself - conductor
    ... aka The Thieving Magpie Overture
  10. Strauss Fantasy (1954) .... Himself
  11. Capriccio Italien (1953) .... Himself
  12. Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) .... Himself - Conductor
    ... aka The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture

  13. Johnny Green & His Orchestra (1935) .... Himself
    ... aka Melody Masters: Johnny Green & His Orchestra (USA: series title)
  14. Radio Rhapsody (1935) .... Himself
  15. Song Shopping (1933) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Works: "Night Club"; "6 Impressions" (piano and orchestra, on a Paul Whiteman commission); "Merry Wives of Windsor Overture"; "Music for Elizabeth" (piano and orchestra). more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Musical | Mystery more

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