Johnny Green
Also Known As: John Waldo Green, John W. Green, John Green, Beulah
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.
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 10, 1908
Age: 116 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 15, 1989
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Start Cheering
Overview: After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-03
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Love on a Budget
Overview: This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending with a troublesome (and possibly crooked) uncle while trying to cut household expenses.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-04
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Radio Rhapsody
Overview: In this short, introduced by Harry von Zell, Johnny Green and His Orchestra favour us with "Dinah," "Swanee River" and "Rhythm Is Our Business" amongst other selections.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-29
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Melody Magic
Overview: Here is Johnny Green conducting his lush dance orchestra in a medley of four of his own popular compositions. His band singer Marjory Logan and The Tune Twisters (male trio) sing two more Green songs (both with lyrics by James Dyrenforth): "What Now" and "Not Bad." Green chastises his second pianist (and arranger), Dave Terry, for infringing on Green's musical territory. With the aid of trick photography, Green, with a wave of his baton, reduces the orchestra to miniature size, then Dave Terry does the same to Green. The film closes with an intricate version of "Sweet Sue-Just You"(Victor Young-Will Harris), featuring Green's saxophone section.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Song Shopping
Overview: Fleischer Studios 'Screen Song' with Ethel Merman singing the songs.
Genres: Music Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-18
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M-G-M Jubilee Overture
Overview: This short was released as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 30th anniversary. The M-G-M Symphony Orchestra, led by Johnny Green, plays a medley of eleven well-known songs used in some of the studio's best-known musicals.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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The Ballad of Billie Blue
Overview: An emotionally touching story of a man who's life was in seeming disrepair, yet God turned it into one of redemption and atonement.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-02-23
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Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Overview: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor [also known as The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture] is a 1953 American short musical film produced by Johnny Green. The film consists of the MGM Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture to Otto Nicolai's opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, also conducted by Johnny Green. It won an Oscar in 1954 for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-12-22
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The Strauss Fantasy
Overview: Johnny Green leads the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a medley of waltzes and other familiar pieces by three members of the Strauss family. Filmed in CinemaScope.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-15
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La Gazza Ladra Overture
Overview: In this short, Johnny Green leads the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the overture to Rossini's "La Gazza Ladra".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-16
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Capriccio Italien
Overview: Johnny Green conducts the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-04
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