JOHNNY MERCER WROTE OVER 1100 SONGS

Birth:  Nov. 18, 1909 Savannah Chatham County Georgia, USA Death:  Jun. 25, 1976 Hollywood Los Angeles County California, USA 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. Family links:  Spouse:   Elizabeth 'Ginger' Meltzer Meehan Mercer (1909 - 1994)* *   Burial: Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah Chatham County Georgia, USA Plot: section H, lot 48

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