Johnny Mercer

Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 11/18/1909

Date of death : 06/25/1976

City of birth : Savannah, Georgia, USA

Johnny Mercer started his career as singer and songwriter for Paul Whiteman. He started writing songs for Hollywood in 1935, where he also had a few small parts in musicals. Among his famous songs is the inoffical anthem of Hollywood, "Hooray For Hollywood" that he wrote for the movie "Hollywood Hotel". He also had radio programs and made records, some with Bing Crosby.