American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s

Johnny Green

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American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s

Record Labels

MGM Records

Awards Received

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Nominated For

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

Music

John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul" from the revue Three's a Crowd. Green won four Academy Awards for his film scores and a fifth for producing a short musical film, and he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.