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Married 1931 - 1976
New York, New York, USA
Wrote the lyrics to Moon River, Hooray For Hollywood as well as over 1,000 other songs
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Ginger Mercer Siblings
Johnny Mercer Bio Details
Full name
John Herndon Mercer
Gender
Male
Age
66
Date of birth
Birth place
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date of death:
25 Jun 1976
Place of death
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of death
Never fully recovered from surgery to remove a brain tumour
Occupations
Education
Chatham Academy, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Woodberry Forest School, Virginia, United States
Along with Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs, Mercer was a co-founder of Capitol Records
Among the over 1,000 songs to which he wrote lyrics, Mercer has written for Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and Hoagy Carmichael.
Mercer was such an important son of Georgia that In 1995 the Georgia legislature declared 19th April 1995 to be Johnny Mercer Day.
Oscars
1947 - Best Original Song - On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe from The Harvey Girls 1952 - Best Original Song - In The Cool Cool Cool Evening from Here Comes the Groom 1962 - Best Original Song - Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's 1963 - Best Original Song - Days of Wine and Roses from Days of Wine and Roses
Golden Globes
1971 - Best Original Song - Whistling Away The Dark from Darling Lili 1972 - Best Original Song - Life is What You Make It from Kotch
Grammy Awards
1962 - Best Song - Moon River 1964 - Best Song - Days of Wine and Roses
Trivia
Johnny Mercer Family
View Johnny Mercer's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Johnny Mercer's parents:
Johnny Mercer's father was George Anderson Mercer Jr. Johnny Mercer's mother was Lillian Barbara Mercer
Johnny Mercer's children:
Johnny Mercer's daughter is Mandy Mercer Johnny Mercer's son is Jeff Mercer
Johnny Mercer's former partners:
Johnny Mercer had an affair with Bette Davis Johnny Mercer had an affair with Judy Garland Johnny Mercer's former wife was Ginger Mercer
Johnny Mercer's former in laws:
Johnny Mercer's former father in law was Joseph Melzer Johnny Mercer's former mother in law was Anna Melzer
Johnny Mercer FameChain Links
Hollywood Walk of Fame
1960
Other people in this association:
Frank Sinatra 1960
Zsa Zsa Gabor 1960
Elizabeth Taylor 1960
Academy Award Winners 1947 - The 19th
1947
Other people in this association:
Sir Laurence Olivier 1947
Academy Award Winners 1952 - The 24th
1952
Other people in this association:
Humphrey Bogart 1952
Vivien Leigh 1952
Academy Award Winners 1962 - The 34th
1962
Other people in this association:
Sophia Loren 1962
Rita Moreno 1962
Henry Mancini 1962
Academy Award Winners 1963 - The 35th
1963
Other people in this association:
Gregory Peck 1963
Anne Bancroft 1963
Patty Duke 1963
Golden Globe Award Winners 1971 - The 28th
1971
Other people in this association:
Frank Sinatra 1971
Barbra Streisand 1971
James Brolin 1971
Golden Globe Award Winners 1972 - The 29th
1972
Other people in this association:
Sir Sean Connery 1972
Charles Bronson 1972
Gene Hackman 1972
Grammy Award Winners 1964 - The 6th
1964
Other people in this association:
Barbra Streisand 1964
Quincy Jones 1964
Ray Charles 1964
Grammy Award Winners 1962 - The 4th
1962
Other people in this association:
Bing Crosby 1962
Ray Charles 1962
Ginger Mercer Bio Details
Full name
Ginger Mercer
Maiden name
Elizabeth Melzer
Also known as
Ginger Meehan
Gender
Female
Age
85
Date of birth
Birth place
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Date of death:
21 Oct 1994
Occupations
Trivia
Ginger Mercer Family
View Ginger Mercer's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Ginger Mercer's parents:
Ginger Mercer's father was Joseph Melzer Ginger Mercer's mother was Anna Melzer
Ginger Mercer's children:
Ginger Mercer's daughter is Mandy Mercer Ginger Mercer's son is Jeff Mercer
Ginger Mercer's former in laws:
Ginger Mercer's former father in law was George Anderson Mercer Jr. Ginger Mercer's former mother in law was Lillian Barbara Mercer
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