Johnny Green
About
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Also Known As
John Green,
John W Green,
John W. Green
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
October 10, 1908
Died
May 15, 1989
Cause of Death
Pulmonary Edema
Biography
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Former bandleader and arranger, hired by MGM in 1942 as staff conductor and composer. Green went on to become the studio's general music director in 1942, and over the next nine years supervised such productions as "Summer Stock" (1950) and "Brigadoon" (1954). He composed the score for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969) and won Academy Awards for his collaborations on "Easter Parade...
Filmography
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Little Tough Guy
(1938)
Usher
Glass Chin
(2014)
Song
Ginger & Rosa
(2012)
Song
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(2008)
Song
At First Sight
(1999)
Song
Sweet and Lowdown
(1999)
Song
Family & Companions
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Betty Furness
Wife
Actor, consumer advocate. Divorced.
Bonnie Green
Wife
Actor. Married 1943 until his death in 1989.
Biography
Former bandleader and arranger, hired by MGM in 1942 as staff conductor and composer. Green went on to become the studio's general music director in 1942, and over the next nine years supervised such productions as "Summer Stock" (1950) and "Brigadoon" (1954). He composed the score for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969) and won Academy Awards for his collaborations on "Easter Parade" (1948), "An American in Paris" (1951), "West Side Story" (1961) and "Oliver!" (1968).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Little Tough Guy
(1938)
Usher
Music (Feature Film)
Glass Chin
(2014)
Song
Ginger & Rosa
(2012)
Song
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(2008)
Song
At First Sight
(1999)
Song
Sweet and Lowdown
(1999)
Song
One True Thing
(1998)
Song
Deconstructing Harry
(1997)
Song
The Substance of Fire
(1996)
Song
Manhattan Murder Mystery
(1993)
Song
Malcolm X
(1992)
Song
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Song
Funny About Love
(1990)
Song
Radio Days
(1987)
Song
Shy People
(1987)
Song
September
(1987)
Song
Round Midnight
(1986)
Song
After Hours
(1985)
Song
The Color Purple
(1985)
Song
All Of Me
(1984)
Song
American Pop
(1981)
Song
Stardust Memories
(1980)
Song
Joe Albany... A Jazz Life
(1980)
Song
The Last of the Blue Devils
(1979)
Song
Get Mean
(1977)
Music Supervisor
The Last Tycoon
(1976)
Song
The Busy Body
(1967)
Composer
Who Has Seen the Wind?
(1965)
Music
Bye Bye Birdie
(1963)
Orchestration
Bye Bye Birdie
(1963)
Music Arrangements & Conductor
West Side Story
(1961)
Music Conductor
Raintree County
(1957)
Music
Raintree County
(1957)
Composer
Brigadoon
(1954)
Music Director
Rhapsody
(1954)
Music and orch Director
Dream Wife
(1953)
Conductor
Easy to Love
(1953)
Composer
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
(1952)
Music Supervisor
Carbine Williams
(1952)
Orchestration
Singin' in the Rain
(1952)
Music Director
Too Young to Kiss
(1951)
Music Director
Grounds for Marriage
(1951)
Music Director
Mr. Imperium
(1951)
Music Director
The Great Caruso
(1951)
Music Supervisor and background score
Royal Wedding
(1951)
Music Director
The Toast of New Orleans
(1950)
Operatic numbers Conductor
A Life of Her Own
(1950)
Conductor
Summer Stock
(1950)
Music Director
The Inspector General
(1949)
Music Director and incidental score
Up in Central Park
(1948)
Music Arrangements and Director by
Easter Parade
(1948)
Music Director
Something in the Wind
(1947)
Music comp and Director by
It Happened in Brooklyn
(1947)
Music Supervisor, Director and incidental score
Fiesta
(1947)
Music Score
Fiesta
(1947)
Composer
Something in the Wind
(1947)
Composer
Cynthia
(1947)
Composer
Easy to Wed
(1946)
Music score, Supervisor and Director
The Sailor Takes a Wife
(1946)
Music Score
Easy to Wed
(1946)
Composer
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Music Supervisor, Director and incidental score
You Came Along
(1945)
Composer
Broadway Rhythm
(1944)
Music Director and Supervisor
Bathing Beauty
(1944)
Music Supervisor and Director
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Music Supervisor
Bathing Beauty
(1944)
Composer
Second Chorus
(1940)
Composer
Start Cheering
(1938)
Composer
Cast (Special)
The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap
(1987)
Celebrating Gershwin
(1987)
Cast (Short)
The Moviemakers
(1968)
Himself
La Gazza Ladra Overture
(1954)
Himself
M-G-M Jubilee Overture
(1954)
Himself
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
(1953)
Himself
Johnny Green & His Orchestra
(1935)
Himself
Music (Short)
M-G-M Jubilee Overture
(1954)
Music Conductor
Capriccio Italien
(1953)
Music Conductor
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
(1953)
Music Conductor
You, John Jones!
(1943)
Original Music
Life Events
1928
Composed first hit, "Coquette"
1929
Started work for Paramount Pictures in NY as pianist, arranger and musical advisor
1942
Moved to Hollywood as staff conductor and composer for MGM
1949
General music director for MGM
1972
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Babs Green
Daughter
Kathy Green
Daughter
Kim Green
Daughter
Liza Snyder
Granddaughter
Actor.
Companions
Betty Furness
Wife
Actor, consumer advocate. Divorced.
Bonnie Green
Wife
Actor. Married 1943 until his death in 1989.
