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Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1909 - 1976

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

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 The Johnny Mercer papers consist of biographical materials (including an unpublished autobiography), correspondence, drafts...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

Ober family papers

 Collection
Identifier: M157
Abstract:

The Ober family lived near Johnny Mercer and his family on Lido Isle (Newport Beach, California) in the 1950s and 1960s. The two families became close friends. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other printed and manuscript materials, documenting the long relationship between the families, as well as collected material relating to Johnny Mercer, 1976-2000.

Dates: 1952-2000

Filtered By

  • Subject: Lyricists X
  • Subject: Los Angeles (Calif.) X

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Subject
Popular music 3
Savannah (Ga.) 2
correspondence 2
Art, Amateur 1
Lyric writing (Popular music) 1