Johnny Green
Sound
- Born
- October 10, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 15, 1989 (age 80)
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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.
Known for
West Side Story
December 13, 1961
An American in Paris
September 26, 1951
Oliver!
September 26, 1968
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
December 10, 1969
High Society
July 17, 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
July 4, 1956
Brigadoon
September 8, 1954
Easter Parade
July 8, 1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
March 14, 1951
The Smiling Lieutenant
August 1, 1931
Alvarez Kelly
October 6, 1966
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
May 26, 1949
Behind the camera46
- 1971Mean Justice Original Music Composer
- 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Original Music Composer
- 1968Oliver! Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Orchestrator, Music Supervisor, Conductor
- 1966Alvarez Kelly Original Music Composer
- 1965Cinderella Music Director
- 1963Twilight of Honor Original Music Composer
- 1961West Side Story Conductor, Music Supervisor
- 1960Pepe Original Music Composer
- 1957Raintree County Original Music Composer
- 1956