Dates

• Existence: 1908 - 1989

Biography

Johnny Green (1908-1989) was a film music composer, conductor, and arranger.

Johnny Green was born October 10, 1908, in New York City. He received a degree from Harvard in 1928, and began work as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s. Beginning in 1942, he worked as a music director for multiple motion picture studios in Hollywood and wrote for radio and television as well. Green won various Academy Awards for his work. He died in Beverly Hills, California, on May 15, 1989.

Citation:

An hour ago this minute, c1934.

Rodgers, R. Something wonderful, c1978:t.p. (John Green)

Film composers guide, c1990:p. 188 (John Green; b. 10-10-1908, New York, N.Y.; d. 1989, Los Angeles, Calif Harvard Library [finding aid] via www, May 6, 2024 (Johnny Green was born 1908. He received a degree from Harvard in 1928, and began work as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s. Beginning in 1942, he worked as a music director for multiple motion picture studios in Hollywood and wrote for radio and television as well. Green won various Academy Awards for his work) https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/3221

imdb, May 6, 2024 (b. October 10, 1908 in New York City; d. May 15, 1989 in Beverly Hills, California)

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