A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
John Herndon Mercer
Birthplace:
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Born:
November 18, 1909
Died:
June 25, 1976
Lyricist:
1937 Ready, Willing and Able
1938 Mr. Chump
1941 Blues in the Night
1941 Second Chorus
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
1943 The Sky's the Limit
1944 Here Come the Waves
1944 Youth Runs Wild
1945 Out of This World
1946 The Harvey Girls
1950 The Petty Girl
1953 Dangerous When Wet
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1959 Li'l Abner
1962 How the West Was Won
1963 Days of Wine and Roses
1965 The Great Race
1967 Barefoot in the Park
1973 Robin Hood
Music:
1937 Ready, Willing and Able
1938 Mr. Chump
1941 Blues in the Night
1941 Second Chorus
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
1943 The Sky's the Limit
1944 Here Come the Waves
1944 Youth Runs Wild
1945 Out of This World
1946 The Harvey Girls
1950 The Petty Girl
1953 Dangerous When Wet
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1959 Li'l Abner
1962 How the West Was Won
1963 Days of Wine and Roses
1965 The Great Race
1967 Barefoot in the Park
1973 Robin Hood
Original Music Composer:
1937 Ready, Willing and Able
1938 Mr. Chump
1941 Blues in the Night
1941 Second Chorus
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
1943 The Sky's the Limit
1944 Here Come the Waves
1944 Youth Runs Wild
1945 Out of This World
1946 The Harvey Girls
1950 The Petty Girl
1953 Dangerous When Wet
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1959 Li'l Abner
1962 How the West Was Won
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1963 Days of Wine and Roses
1965 The Great Race
1967 Barefoot in the Park
1973 Robin Hood
Songs:
1937 Ready, Willing and Able
1938 Mr. Chump
1939 Naughty But Nice
1941 Blues in the Night
1941 Second Chorus
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
1943 The Sky's the Limit
1944 Here Come the Waves
1944 Youth Runs Wild
1945 Out of This World
1946 The Harvey Girls
1950 The Petty Girl
1953 Dangerous When Wet
1953 Those Redheads from Seattle
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 Top Banana
1955 Daddy Long Legs
1959 Li'l Abner
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
1962 How the West Was Won
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1963 Charade
1963 Days of Wine and Roses
1965 The Great Race
1967 Barefoot in the Park
1973 Robin Hood
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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