After a stab at studying economics at Harvard, 21-year-old New Yorker Johnny Green was hired as a rehearsal pianist at Paramount Pictures. Entering the movies at the dawn of the musical-comedy era, Green swiftly gained in experience and expertise; throughout the '30s he was a top musical arranger and bandleader, taking time out to compose such song hits as "Body and Soul." In 1949, Green was appointed musical director at MGM, where during his nine-year stay he won Oscars for his orchestrations of Easter Parade (1948) and An American in Paris (1951). He also supervised MGM's Concert Hall Technicolor short subjects series, picking up an additional Oscar for his efforts. An outspoken liberal, Green was in danger of being blacklisted in the politically delicate early '50s; he avoided this fate with a carefully worded "patriotic" public statement which caused him embarrassment to his dying day. Free-lancing upon the completion of his MGM contract, Green collected two more Academy Awards for orchestrating West Side Story (1961) and Oliver! Perhaps it was his familiarity with the Oscar podium that led Green to produce several of the Academy Awards ceremonies. Johnny Green's final movie assignment was likewise as producer: 1969's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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The Clash: Tory Crimes and Other Tales
Participant |
2007 | |||
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Swing, Swing, Swing!, Vol. 1
Archival Appearance |
1994 | |||
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Torch Song Trilogy
Featured Music |
1988 | |||
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'Round Midnight
Featured Music |
1986 | |||
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1969 | |||
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Oliver!
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1968 | |||
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Alvarez Kelly
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
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Johnny Tiger
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1966 | |||
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Bye Bye Birdie
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Twilight of Honor
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1963 | |||
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West Side Story
Conductor, Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
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Pepe
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Raintree County
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1957 | |||
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High Society
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Invitation to the Dance
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Meet Me in Las Vegas
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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Brigadoon
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
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Rhapsody
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
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Because You're Mine
Composer (Music Score) |
1952 | |||
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An American in Paris
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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Mr. Imperium
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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Royal Wedding
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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The Great Caruso
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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Too Young to Kiss
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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A Life of Her Own
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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It's a Big Country
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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Summer Stock
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Toast of New Orleans
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Inspector General
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1949 | |||
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Easter Parade
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Up in Central Park
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Body and Soul
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1947 | |||
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Cynthia
Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1947 | |||
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Fiesta
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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It Happened in Brooklyn
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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Something in the Wind
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1947 | |||
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Easy to Wed
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
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The Sailor Takes a Wife
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
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Weekend at the Waldorf
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
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Bathing Beauty
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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Broadway Rhythm
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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Lost in a Harem
Composer (Music Score) |
1944 | |||
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Little Tough Guy
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Start Cheering
Composer (Music Score) |
1938 | |||
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The First Baby
Composer (Music Score) |
1936 | |||
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I Cover the Waterfront
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1933 | |||
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Honor Among Lovers
Composer (Music Score) |
1931 | |||
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Secrets of a Secretary
Composer (Music Score) |
1931 |









