- Aliases
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Johnny Green an His Quintet
Johnny Green and His Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
- Personal name
- John Waldo Green
- Born
- October 10, 1908
- Died
- May 15, 1989
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00012622234 1 work
00125325501 18 works
00223940975 9 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Composer, songwriter and orchestra leader. Green wrote for, and appeared on radio. From 1949 to 1959, Green was the musical director for MGM. He was nominated for an Academy Award 13 times, and won five of them. In 1972, Green was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- Family
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Kathe Green Daughter
- Ranking
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105th most covered composer/author
390th most covered performer
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