| Birth: | Nov. 18, 1909
Savannah
Chatham County
Georgia, USA | | Death: | Jun. 25, 1976 | 
Composer and lyricist. He wrote over 1,100 songs. Wrote the lyrics and/or music to "Charade", "Come Rain or Come Shine", "Accentuate The Positive", "Autumn Leaves", "Goody Goody", "Hooray for Hollywood", and "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)", to name a few. Collaborated with Henry Mancini for Academy Award winning songs "Moon River" and "The Days of Wine and Roses". Died June 1976 in Los Angeles of complications arising from brain surgery.
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Spouse:
Elizabeth 'Ginger' Meltzer Meehan Mercer (1909 - 1994)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Johnny Mercer | | | Burial:
Bonaventure Cemetery
Savannah
Chatham County
Georgia, USA
Plot: section H, lot 48 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1327 |
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