In 1923, Mahlon graduated from Washington State College (now Washington State University). After three years of teaching school music in Redmond, Washington, he put aside teaching and began work as a professional saxophonist. By the end of the decade, he was in Los Angeles, working as a radio orchestra musician. In 1937, he joined the staff of the Jack Benny Program. After the Jack Benny Program went off the air, Mahlon began to throw himself in to television. He created an alias for himself, Gene LeGrande. This name would be seen on many TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s. This person was, in fact, Mahlon Merrick. In the 1940's he composed the Washington State College Marching Song.
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M. L. Merrick Dies; Service Due Saturday
Mahlon L. Merrick, a resident of Palm Springs and for 30 years musical director for Jack Benny, died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles yesterday.
He is survived by his wife, Jeane Grace Merrick; a daughter, Mrs. Diane Davidson and two sisters Signa Merrick and Mrs. Helen Smith.
He was the composer of the march, "Look Sharp, Be Sharp," and also composed and wrote the opera "Sunstone."
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Pierce Brothers, 417 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. Friends may call from 5 p.m. Friday and in lieu of flowers, those desiring may contribute to the UCLA Foundation, Division of Neurosurgery.
Published in The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) - Friday, August 8, 1969.
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M. L. Merrick Dies; Service Due Saturday
Mahlon L. Merrick, a resident of Palm Springs and for 30 years musical director for Jack Benny, died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles yesterday.
He is survived by his wife, Jeane Grace Merrick; a daughter, Mrs. Diane Davidson and two sisters Signa Merrick and Mrs. Helen Smith.
He was the composer of the march, "Look Sharp, Be Sharp," and also composed and wrote the opera "Sunstone."
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Pierce Brothers, 417 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. Friends may call from 5 p.m. Friday and in lieu of flowers, those desiring may contribute to the UCLA Foundation, Division of Neurosurgery.
Published in The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) - Friday, August 8, 1969.
In 1923, Mahlon graduated from Washington State College (now Washington State University). After three years of teaching school music in Redmond, Washington, he put aside teaching and began work as a professional saxophonist. By the end of the decade, he was in Los Angeles, working as a radio orchestra musician. In 1937, he joined the staff of the Jack Benny Program. After the Jack Benny Program went off the air, Mahlon began to throw himself in to television. He created an alias for himself, Gene LeGrande. This name would be seen on many TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s. This person was, in fact, Mahlon Merrick. In the 1940's he composed the Washington State College Marching Song.
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M. L. Merrick Dies; Service Due Saturday
Mahlon L. Merrick, a resident of Palm Springs and for 30 years musical director for Jack Benny, died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles yesterday.
He is survived by his wife, Jeane Grace Merrick; a daughter, Mrs. Diane Davidson and two sisters Signa Merrick and Mrs. Helen Smith.
He was the composer of the march, "Look Sharp, Be Sharp," and also composed and wrote the opera "Sunstone."
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Pierce Brothers, 417 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. Friends may call from 5 p.m. Friday and in lieu of flowers, those desiring may contribute to the UCLA Foundation, Division of Neurosurgery.
Published in The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) - Friday, August 8, 1969.
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M. L. Merrick Dies; Service Due Saturday
Mahlon L. Merrick, a resident of Palm Springs and for 30 years musical director for Jack Benny, died at the age of 69 in Los Angeles yesterday.
He is survived by his wife, Jeane Grace Merrick; a daughter, Mrs. Diane Davidson and two sisters Signa Merrick and Mrs. Helen Smith.
He was the composer of the march, "Look Sharp, Be Sharp," and also composed and wrote the opera "Sunstone."
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Pierce Brothers, 417 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. Friends may call from 5 p.m. Friday and in lieu of flowers, those desiring may contribute to the UCLA Foundation, Division of Neurosurgery.
Published in The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) - Friday, August 8, 1969.
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