Green, Johnny

Johnny Green Composer and arranger New York City, October 10, 1908; Beverly Hills, California, May 15, 1989. Green was a composer best remembered for his pop song hits of the 1930s and his later work on film sound tracks (when he went by the name John W. Green). A musical prodigy, Green began playing piano at the age of five, and had taught himself the rudiments of orchestration by his early teens. He attended Harvard University, where he led a dance band during school breaks and on weekends…