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.

Most Famous Work

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

(1958) Music

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West Side Story

(1961) Music Supervisor

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

(1969) Original Music Composer

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Oliver!

(1968) Orchestrator

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High Society

(1956) Music Arranger

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An American in Paris

(1951) Music Director

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Easter Parade

(1948) Music Director

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Somebody Up There Likes Me

(1956) Music Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1972	Johnny Green	The Ballad of Billie Blue 1972-02-23 Movie
1971	Self	Great Performances 1971-01-28 TV Show
1954	Himself - Conductor	La Gazza Ladra Overture 1954-09-16 Movie
	Himself as Conductor	The Strauss Fantasy 1954-06-15 Movie
	Himself	M-G-M Jubilee Overture 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	Johnny Green	Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor 1953-12-22 Movie
	Himself - Conductor	Capriccio Italien 1953-06-04 Movie
	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
1948	Self	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
1938	Boy	Love on a Budget 1938-03-04 Movie
	Johnny Green	Start Cheering 1938-03-03 Movie
1935	Himself	Radio Rhapsody 1935-07-29 Movie
	Himself	Melody Magic 1935-01-01 Movie
1933	Johnny Green	Song Shopping 1933-05-18 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1971	Original Music Composer	Mean Justice 1971-02-08 Movie
1969	Original Music Composer	They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969-12-10 Movie
1968	Music Supervisor	Oliver! 1968-09-26 Movie
	Music Arranger	Oliver! 1968-09-26 Movie
	Conductor	Oliver! 1968-09-26 Movie
	Orchestrator	Oliver! 1968-09-26 Movie
1966	Original Music Composer	Alvarez Kelly 1966-10-06 Movie
1965	Conductor	Cinderella 1965-02-22 Movie
	Orchestrator	Cinderella 1965-02-22 Movie
1963	Original Music Composer	Twilight of Honor 1963-11-13 Movie
1961	Conductor	West Side Story 1961-12-13 Movie
	Music Supervisor	West Side Story 1961-12-13 Movie
1960	Original Music Composer	Pepe 1960-12-21 Movie
1958	Music	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958-10-06 TV Show
1957	Original Music Composer	Raintree County 1957-12-20 Movie
1956	Music Supervisor	High Society 1956-07-17 Movie
	Music Arranger	High Society 1956-07-17 Movie
	Music Director	Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956-07-04 Movie
1955	Music Supervisor	I'll Cry Tomorrow 1955-12-25 Movie
	Conductor	The Cobweb 1955-06-07 Movie
1954	Conductor	La Gazza Ladra Overture 1954-09-16 Movie
	Music Director	Brigadoon 1954-09-08 Movie
	Music Arranger	The Strauss Fantasy 1954-06-15 Movie
	Conductor	M-G-M Jubilee Overture 1954-01-01 Movie
1952	Original Music Composer	Because You're Mine 1952-10-01 Movie
1951	Music Director	Too Young to Kiss 1951-11-22 Movie
	Music Director	An American in Paris 1951-09-26 Movie
	Music	The Great Caruso 1951-04-16 Movie
	Music	Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951-04-12 Movie
	Music Director	Mr. Imperium 1951-03-02 Movie
1950	Music	Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950-08-05 Movie
1949	Original Music Composer	The Inspector General 1949-12-31 Movie
	Music Director	The Inspector General 1949-12-31 Movie
	Music	Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949-08-22 Movie
1948	Music Director	Easter Parade 1948-07-08 Movie
1947	Original Music Composer	Cynthia 1947-08-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Something in the Wind 1947-07-21 Movie
1946	Original Music Composer	Easy to Wed 1946-07-25 Movie
1945	Music	The Sailor Takes a Wife 1945-12-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Week-End at the Waldorf 1945-10-04 Movie
1944	Music	Bathing Beauty 1944-06-27 Movie
	Music Director	Bathing Beauty 1944-06-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Broadway Rhythm 1944-01-19 Movie
1935	Music	Melody Magic 1935-01-01 Movie
1932	Original Music Composer	The Misleading Lady 1932-04-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Wayward 1932-02-19 Movie
1931	Original Music Composer	Secrets of a Secretary 1931-09-05 Movie
	Music Arranger	The Smiling Lieutenant 1931-08-01 Movie
	Music	The Girl Habit 1931-06-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Honor Among Lovers 1931-02-28 Movie
	Music Arranger	Honor Among Lovers 1931-02-28 Movie
1930	Original Music Composer	The Sap from Syracuse 1930-07-26 Movie
	Music Arranger	The Big Pond 1930-05-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1954	Director	The Strauss Fantasy 1954-06-15 Movie
1953	Director	Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor 1953-12-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1954	Producer	The Strauss Fantasy 1954-06-15 Movie
1953	Producer	Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor 1953-12-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv