Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
Dates
- Existence: 1909 - 1976
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Come Rain or Come Shine collection
One folder, containing one copy of the script, three programs, and one review of the Los Angeles production Come Rain or Come Shine.
Ervin Drake collection
Gene Lees papers
Geoffrey Parker collection
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.
Georgia State University Mercer Stamp Celebration collection
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.
Ginger Mercer collection
Hugh Mercer, Jr. collection
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.
Joan Clarke Johnny Mercer collection
Consists of a videocassette recording of a 1951 episode of the television program The Name's the Same
featuring Johhny Mercer.
John and Seymour Rennolds collection
Johnny Mercer Box Office dedication collection
This collection consists of memorabilia from the dedication of the Johnny Mercer Box Office at the McCallum Theatre, March 16, 2001, Palm Desert, Ca.
Johnny Mercer contracts collection
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.
Johnny Mercer "Mike" audio collection
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.
Johnny Mercer Oral History Project
Johnny Mercer papers
"Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me" collection
Leonora Gidlund papers
Nick Mamalakis papers
Ober family papers
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.
Robert Kimball collection
Sadie Vimmerstedt papers
Sadie Vimmerstedt, who was a resident of Youngstown, Ohio, wrote a letter to Johnny Mercer in February of 1957 suggesting that Mercer write a song entitled "When Somebody Breaks Your Heart." Mercer wrote the song, ultimately sharing authorship with her on a 50/50 basis. Mrs. Vimmerstedt's collection includes Mercer's first letter to her, a few Christmas cards from Mercer, and photographs taken at the 1963 Grammy Awards banquet.
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- Popular music 20
- correspondence 7
- Lyric writing (Popular music) 6
- clippings (information artifacts) 4
- photographs 4
- Composers 3
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 3
- Music publishing 3
- Popular music -- Awards 3
- Popular music -- Writing and publishing 3
- Savannah (Ga.) 3
- sheet music 3
- Atlanta (Ga.) 2
- Musicals 2
- Sound recording industry 2
- audiocassettes 2
- Arrangement (Music) 1
- Compact discs 1
- Hammer, Mike (Fictitious character) 1
- Jazz 1
- Music business 1
- Newport Beach (Calif.) 1
- Palm Desert (Calif.) 1
- Popular music in motion pictures 1
- Richmond (Va.) 1
- Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting 1
- Television and popular music 1
- Television quiz shows 1
- caps (headgear) 1
- color prints (photographs) 1
- contracts 1
- documentaries (motion picture genre) 1
- mailing lists 1
- manuscripts (document genre) 1
- oral histories (document genres) 1
- phonograph records 1
- postage stamps 1
- press releases 1
- programs (documents) 1
- scripts (documents) 1
- theater programs 1
- transcripts 1
- videocassettes 1 + ∧ less