Johnny Green
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.
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Movies (46)
The Ballad of Billie Blue
as Johnny Green
1972
Mean Justice
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1971
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1969
Oliver!
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1968
Alvarez Kelly
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1966
Cinderella
Music Director (Sound)
1965
Twilight of Honor
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1963
West Side Story
Conductor (Sound)
1961
Pepe
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1960
Raintree County
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1957
High Society
Music Supervisor (Sound)
1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Music Director (Sound)
1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Music Supervisor (Sound)
1955
The Cobweb
Conductor (Sound)
1955
La Gazza Ladra Overture
as Himself - Conductor
1954
Brigadoon
Music Director (Sound)
1954
M-G-M Jubilee Overture
as Himself
1954
The Strauss Fantasy
as Himself as Conductor
1954
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Johnny Green
1953
Capriccio Italien
as Himself - Conductor
1953
Because You're Mine
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1952
Too Young to Kiss
Music Director (Sound)
1951
An American in Paris
Music Director (Sound)
1951
The Great Caruso
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Music (Sound)
1951
Mr. Imperium
Music Director (Sound)
1951
Grounds for Marriage
Music Director (Sound)
1951
Summer Stock
Music Director (Sound)
1950
The Toast of New Orleans
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Music (Sound)
1950
The Inspector General
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Music (Sound)
1949
Easter Parade
Music Director (Sound)
1948
Cynthia
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1947
Something in the Wind
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1947
Easy to Wed
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1946
The Sailor Takes a Wife
Music (Sound)
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1945
Bathing Beauty
Music Director (Sound)
1944
Broadway Rhythm
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1944
Love on a Budget
as Boy
1938
Start Cheering
as Johnny Green
1938
Johnny Green & His Orchestra
as Himself
1935
Radio Rhapsody
as Himself
1935
Melody Magic
as Himself
1935
Song Shopping
as Johnny Green
1933
