For the basketball player see Johnny Green (basketball)

Johnny Green (10 October 1908, New York, New York – 15 May 1989 Los Angeles) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, and conductor. This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... John M. Jumpin Johnny Green (born December 8, 1933 in Dayton, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... In music, an arrangement loosely describes rewriting a piece of pre-existing music for a specific set of instruments or voices, often in harmony or with additional original material. ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

Green wrote a number of jazz standards, including "Out of Nowhere" and "Body and Soul". He scored various films and TV programmes. Body and Soul is the title of a popular song written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and John Green. ...

He was the son of musical parents, and was accepted by Harvard at the age of 15, entering the University in 1924. Between semesters, bandleader Guy Lombardo heard his Harvard Gold Coast Orchestra and hired him to create dance arrangements for his nationally famous orchestra. He gained a thorough education in music, history, economics, and government before returning to pursue a master's degree in the field of English literature. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... Guy Lombardo, photographed by William P. Gottlieb, 1947 Gaetano Alberto Guy Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian bandleader and violinist. ... Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... HIStory: Past, Present and Future – Book I is a two-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records division of Sony BMG. The first disc (HIStory Begins) is a fifteen-track greatest hits (later released as Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I), while the second disc (HIStory... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics or oeconomics is the study of human choice behaviour. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American as was T.S Eliot, Salman...

His father interrupted his education and forced him to become a stockbroker, which Green tried for six months, hating every minute. His young bride Carol (to whom he dedicated ‘Out of Nowhere’) encouraged him to leave Wall Street and cultivate his many musical talents. She remarked, "We didn't have children, we had songs". (Indeed, it was during his first marriage that most of his hit standards were composed, including ‘I Cover the Waterfront’, ‘You're Mine You’, ‘Easy Come Easy Go’, ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ and ‘I Wanna Be Loved’.) A stock broker or stockbroker or stock brokerage is someone or a firm who performs transactions in financial instruments on a stock market as an agent of his/her/its clients who are unable or unwilling to trade for themselves. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

During the lean years he arranged for dance orchestras, most notably Jean Goldkette on NBC. He was accompanist/arranger to stars such as James Melton, Libby Holman and Ethel Merman. It was while writing material for Gertrude Lawrence that he composed ‘Body and Soul’, the first recording of which was made by Jack Hylton & His Orchestra, eleven days before the song was copyrighted. Jean Goldkette Jean Goldkette (18 March 1893 – 24 March 1962) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. ... It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... James Melton (b. ... Libby Holman ( b. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Gertrude Lawrence (June 4, 1898 - September 6, 1952) was an actress and musical performer popular in the 1930s-40s, appearing on stage in London and on Broadway, and in several films. ... There are a number of things named Body and Soul: Body and Soul is the title of a popular song written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and John Green. ...

Nathaniel Shilkret and Paul Whiteman commissioned him to write larger works for orchestra, and he scored numerous films at Paramount's Astoria Studios. He conducted in East Coast theatres and toured vaudeville as musical director for Buddy Rogers. During his two and a half years at Paramount Studios, he was able to learn more about arranging from veterans Adolph Deutsch and Frank Tours. Nathaniel Shilkret (1889-1992) was an American composer and conductor. ... 1928 Columbia Records label with caricature of Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular american orchestral leader. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Charles Buddy Rogers: Actor, jazz musician. ... Adolph Deutsch (October 20, 1897 - January 1, 1980) was an Academy Award-winning composer, songwriter, conductor and arranger. ...

In 1934 he returned from London, where he had composed a musical comedy for Jack Buchanan. At the age of 25 he had several hit songs under his belt. William Paley, the president of the Columbia Broadcasting System and an investor in New York's St Regis Hotel, encouraged him to form what became known as Johnny Green, His Piano and Orchestra. (Green added, "My arm didn't need much twisting”.) His orchestra made dance records for the Columbia and Brunswick companies, in a depressed era when record sales were inconsequential to a song's popularity. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... Jack Buchanan (April 2, 1891 - October 20, 1957) was a British actor and singer. ... William Paley William Paley (July, 1743 – May 25, 1805) was an English divine, Christian apologist, utilitarian, and philosopher. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Official language(s) None Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The Brunswick Records logo Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ...

In 1935 Green starred on the Socony Sketchbook, sponsored by Socony -Vacuum Oil Co. He lured the young California songstress Virginia Verrill to headline with him on the Friday evening broadcasts. His regular cast of vocalists included former debutante Marjory Logan, Jimmy Farrell, and the four Eton Boys, all of whom appeared in films and on stage. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Green's piano playing is intricate, and his musical ideas are exceedingly clever. He was at the top of his field in New York, and he continued conducting on radio and in theatres into the 40s, until he decided to move to Hollywood and make his mark in the film business. He really made his mark at MGM, where in the 1940s, along with orchestrator Conrad Salinger, he was one of the musicians most responsible for changing (and, many would say, improving) the overall sound of the MGM Symphony Orchestra, partially through the re-seating of some of the players. This is why the overall orchestral sound of MGM's musicals from the mid 1940s onward is different from the orchestral sound of those made from 1929 until about 1944. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Conrad Salinger (1901-1961) was one of MGMs most noted orchestrators of musicals from about 1942 to 1962. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

His credits as musical executive, arranger, conductor and composer are lengthy, but include such highlights as “Raintree County”, “Bathing Beauty”, “Something in the Wind”, “Easter Parade” (for which he won his first Academy Award), “Summer Stock”, “An American in Paris” (which netted him his second Academy Award), “Royal Wedding”, “High Society” and “West Side Story” (another Academy Award winner for him). Although Green was musical director on these films, however, the orchestrations were usually done by someone else - in the case of the MGM musicals, it was usually Conrad Salinger, and in the case of West Side Story, it was Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal. Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. ... Easter Parade is a 1948 musical film starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Summer Stock is an MGM musical made in 1950. ... An American in Paris is a symphonic composition by American composer George Gershwin which debuted in 1928. ... Royal Wedding (MGM) is a 1951 Hollywood musical comedy film set in London in 1947 at the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, and stars Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill and Keenan Wynn, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay... This article is about the film; for the pornographic magazine of the same name, see High Society (magazine). ... West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was originally produced, choreographed, and directed by Jerome Robbins. ... Conrad Salinger (1901-1961) was one of MGMs most noted orchestrators of musicals from about 1942 to 1962. ... Irwin Kostal (October 1, 1911-November 23, 1994) is the Academy Award winning musical arranger of films including: West Side Story (one of several orchestrators under musical director Johnny Green), Mary Poppins The Sound of Music Half a Sixpence Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Bedknobs and Broomsticks Charlottes Web The...

Married three times, he had a daughter with actress Betty Furness and two daughters with MGM Glamazon Bunny Waters. He was a respected board member of ASCAP, and guest conductor with symphonies around the globe, including the Hollywood Bowl, Denver Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and more. He was a chairman of the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, leading the orchestra through 17 of the Academy Award telecasts, and a producer of television specials. Elizabeth Mary Furness, better known as Betty Furness (January 3, 1916–April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... Hollywood Bowl opening night 2005. ... The Philadelphia Orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the Big Five symphony orchestras in the United States and usually considered among the finest in the world. ... The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ... Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... broadcast Telecast (band) is a christian band from the United Kingdom ...

In 1965, he conducted the music for that year's new adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's only musical for television, Cinderella, starring Lesley Ann Warren, Walter Pidgeon, Ginger Rogers, and Stuart Damon. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times. ... Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946), is an American actress. ... Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor. ... Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress, singer and dancer. ... Stuart Damon, in a still from General Hospital. ...

Johnny also adapted, orchestrated and conducted the music for the film version of Oliver! (1968), and won an Academy Award for his efforts. He also wrote much of the incidental music heard in the film, basing it on Lionel Bart's songs for the original show. Oliver! is a 1968 musical film directed by Carol Reed and based on the stage musical Oliver!. Both the film and play are based on the famous Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program or some other form not primarily musical. ... Lionel Bart (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ...

Trivia

Nickname given to him by composer/arranger/orchestrator Conrad Salinger: "Beulah." Conrad Salinger (1901-1961) was one of MGMs most noted orchestrators of musicals from about 1942 to 1962. ...

Categories

Musical film
Broadway theatre
orchestrator
conductor
songwriter The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... For the use of the term orchestration in computer science, see orchestration (computers) Orchestration or arrangement is the study and practice of arranging music for an orchestra or musical ensemble. ... Look up conductor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...

External links

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