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Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1909 - 1976

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Chris Sewell collection

 Collection
Identifier: M257
Abstract

The Chris Sewell Collection primarily contains materials related to lyricist Johnny Mercer. The materials are dated between 1947 and 1997.

Dates: 1947, 1987, 1997, undated

Come Rain or Come Shine collection

 Collection
Identifier: M152
Abstract:

One folder, containing one copy of the script, three programs, and one review of the Los Angeles production Come Rain or Come Shine.

Dates: 1997

Ervin Drake collection

 Collection
Identifier: M142
Abstract:

One cassette tape of a song by Ervin Drake.

Dates: 1946

Gene Lees papers

 Collection
Identifier: M060
Abstract: This collection consists of research materials used by Gene Lees when he was writing his Johnny Mercer biography, Portrait of Johnny: The life of John Herndon Mercer. The papers include the correspondence files of both Gene Lees and Johnny Mercer, Mercer family biographical information, page proofs of Portrait of Johnny, as well as an unpublished manuscript entitled Song Lake Summer. Other...
Dates: 1808-2004; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2004

Geoffrey Parker collection

 Collection
Identifier: M007
Abstract:

This collection consists of newsclippings, press releases, programs, an interview transcript and other material relating to Johnny Mercer, 1946-1977, which Georgia State University professor Geoffrey Parker gathered from various sources including recordings of a GSU tribute to Johnny Mercer.

Dates: 1946-1977

Georgia State University Mercer Stamp Celebration collection

 Collection
Identifier: M124
Abstract:

This collection consists of fourteen color photo images (28 prints, 2 of each image) of the lobby at the Rialto Theater prior to the Mercer postal stamp celebration in September 1996.

Dates: 1996

Ginger Mercer collection

 Collection
Identifier: M003
Abstract: Ginger Mercer was born Elizabeth Meltzer on June 25, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, one of three daughters born to Anna and Joseph Meltzer. While a member of the cast of the Garrick Gaieties of 1930 Ginger met an aspiring actor named Johnny Mercer, her future husband, who had moved to New York from Savannah, Georgia to try his hand at a show business career. Following her husband's death, Ginger traveled widely and spent much of her time promoting her Johnny...
Dates: circa 1960-1983

Hugh Mercer, Jr. collection

 Collection
Identifier: M145
Abstract:

This collection consists of one folder of correspondence and greeting cards from the files of Hugh Mercer, Jr., son of Johnny Mercer’s half-brother.

Dates: circa 1937-1973

Joan Clarke Johnny Mercer collection

 Collection
Identifier: M172
Abstract:

Consists of a videocassette recording of a 1951 episode of the television program The Name's the Same featuring Johhny Mercer.

Dates: 1951

John and Seymour Rennolds collection

 Collection
Identifier: M135
Scope and Content of the Collection The John and Seymour Rennolds Collection covers the time period from 1933 to about 1992. The manuscript portion of the collection includes materials that the Rennolds gathered on twentieth-century lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). Included in the collection are a brief history of the collection itself, general files, correspondence, clippings and programs, music and lyrics, song magazines, one photograph, and three videotapes.A significant part of the manuscript...
Dates: 1933-circa 1992; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985

Johnny Mercer Box Office dedication collection

 Collection
Identifier: M140
Abstract:

This collection consists of memorabilia from the dedication of the Johnny Mercer Box Office at the McCallum Theatre, March 16, 2001, Palm Desert, Ca.

Dates: 2001

Johnny Mercer contracts collection

 Collection
Identifier: M212
Abstract:

The collection consists of 24 contracts (dated 1933;1939, 1952-1978) signed by American lyricist Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), some with associated correspondence; and one contract signed by his son after his death.

Dates: 1933, 1939, 1952-1978

Johnny Mercer Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: M141
Abstract

The Johnny Mercer Foundation is a charitable organization with a stated mission of supporting the discipline of songwriting in the tradition of the Great American Songbook as exemplified by the life and work of Johnny Mercer. Board meeting minutes, correspondence, legal documents, financial records and audits, and reports from supported charities and initiatives make up their records, dated 1962-2018.

Dates: 1962-2018

Johnny Mercer "Mike" audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: M210
Abstract:

The collection consists of three compact discs made from audiotapes and a phonograph record. The recordings (circa 1967) feature Johnny Mercer vocals, accompanied by a piano or small combo, for 19 songs he composed for the unproduced musical "Mike," a musical comedy for the stage based on Mickey Spillane's hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer.

Dates: circa 1967

Johnny Mercer Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: M-OH_JM
Abstract The Johnny Mercer Oral History Project includes interviews with family members, friends, and colleagues of Johnny and Ginger Mercer. John Herndon Mercer (1909-1976), a native of Savannah, Georgia, began writing songs at the age of fifteen and eventually became one of the foremost figures of 20th century American popular music. His catalog includes many numbers that have become American classics, and his activities as lyricist, composer, performer and businessman span a period of nearly five...
Dates: 1995-2002

Johnny Mercer paintings reproduction collection

 Collection
Identifier: M211
Abstract:

Prints, slides, transparencies, and digital images of 24 watercolor paintings by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) plus one image of a manuscript. Subjects include family members and other figures, landscapes, and seascapes.

Dates: 1947, 1965-1966

Johnny Mercer papers

 Collection
Identifier: M001
Abstract: John Herndon Mercer (1909-1976), a native of Savannah, Georgia, began writing songs at the age of fifteen and eventually became one of the foremost figures of 20th century American popular music. His catalog includes many numbers that have become American classics, and his activities as lyricist, composer, performer and businessman span a period of nearly five decades. The Johnny Mercer papers consist of biographical materials (including an unpublished autobiography), correspondence, drafts...
Dates: 1885-1981

"Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me" collection

 Collection
Identifier: M213
Abstract The Johnny Mercer Foundation worked with the Turner Classic Movies network, Rhapsody Productions, executive producer Clint Eastwood and director Bruce Ricker to create Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me, a 100-minute documentary on the life and music of songwriter Johnny Mercer, released in 2009. The collection includes production and research materials created or assembled for the film, 1912-2013, including newly-created interviews and performances as well as...
Dates: 1912-2013

Leonora Gidlund papers

 Collection
Identifier: M030
Abstract: Leonora Gidlund conducted extensive research on resources relating to the life and career of Johnny Mercer while pursuing an M.A. degree in History at Georgia State University, resulting in a thesis in 1984. Her papers consist of correspondence with educational institutions, archives, historical societies, book dealers, radio stations and private collectors holding research materials relating to Johnny Mercer, and include a number of copies of original materials (including draft lyrics and...
Dates: 1983-1984

Miriam Center collection

 Collection
Identifier: M254
Abstract

The Miriam Center Collection primarily contains materials related to the dedication of the Johnny Mercer Theatre in 1978. It includes corrspondence, newspaper clippings, and a program that date from 1977 to 1978.

Dates: 1977-1978, undated

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  • Subject: Lyricists X

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Popular music 20
correspondence 7
Lyric writing (Popular music) 6
Los Angeles (Calif.) 4
Savannah (Ga.) 4